Mouse dropping

[Sophie]

Grrrr! I came with my dad to my summer house and he had me go inside to vacuum up. However, we haven't been here since winter and there were field mouse dropping literally everywhere. I was vacuuming and not touching it, but I'm really nervous that I have contracted a disease through just breathing in around the dropping and I accidentally touched inside the vacuum tube! Help please!!

 

[Rinka]

Grrrr! I came with my dad to my summer house and he had me go inside to vacuum up. However, we haven't been here since winter and there were field mouse dropping literally everywhere. I was vacuuming and not touching it, but I'm really nervous that I have contracted a disease through just breathing in around the dropping and I accidentally touched inside the vacuum tube! Help please!!

Hi Sophie.
I really don’t think that you have contracted any disease from the droppings.
Usually it would have to be wet poo, like dog poo, and then you would need to add the poo to your blood stream. For example you touch the poo with a freshly wounded hand and the bacteria’s and enter your body like that.
Or if you don’t wash your hands and you eat anything with your fingers.
As long as you washed your hands and don’t let it close to an open wound, you should be fine. Really

 

[janemariesayed]

Grrrr! I came with my dad to my summer house and he had me go inside to vacuum up. However, we haven't been here since winter and there were field mouse dropping literally everywhere. I was vacuuming and not touching it, but I'm really nervous that I have contracted a disease through just breathing in around the dropping and I accidentally touched inside the vacuum tube! Help please!!

I think the droppings would only affect you if you touched them and then put your fingers in your mouth. I used to help out at an aminal sanctuary in Egypt where I picked up camel, donkey and goat poo with my bare hands. Poo is not a healthy thing for sure but as long as you cleaned yourself afterwards there shouldn't be anything to worry about.