Also I've just heard on a pet-related radio show that the plague is still evident around the US. Mostly in New Mexico (as the virus likes drier conditions); But, it's from the FLEAS!!! As was the case after extensive research...not the rats, in the middle ages. the rats/mice were just the carriers. People didn't get it from the rat and mice bites, as that was rare. but by flea bites on humans... Then the virus settled in the lungs, people coughed and spewed junk out, others breathed in, just like getting the flu, and so we lost 1/3 the worlds' population way back in the middle ages. It makes sense, as nobody bathed in those days. (OT: I heard about why flowers are so abundant at weddings, and why June is most popular...It's because back then, once a year, the men all got a bath, then the women. All in the spring. The water was so dirty for the poor women, that body odor was still a problem, so they would adorn the women with piles of flowers to hide their other "stuffs". Ewe! Icky to think about, but hey, it was 1,000 years ago...who knew? On the good side; there are antibiotics available to kill the thing now, and the virus is pretty easy to kill. I say: wear a mask and rubber gloves when cleaning anything you don't know about (history-wise). It might save your life! Just don't turn your head and cough! Keep Healthy! I hope you don't read this right before dinner :>) Paul From: William Monroe <bill at a440piano.net> To: pianotech at ptg.org Date: 08/16/2010 02:54 PM Subject: Re: [pianotech] Hanta virus in WA state Hi David, Yes, there are other "nasty things" that rodents carry on to us. To name a few: Bordetellosis bacteria rats Encephalomyocarditis virus rats, mice Leptospirosis bacteria rats, mice Pseudorabies virus rats* Salmonellosis bacteria rats, mice Swine dysentery bacteria rats, mice Swine erysipelas bacteria rats Toxoplasmosis protozoan various rodents Trichinosis nematode rats The list is really quite extensive, probalby on the order of two or three dozen potential infections/diseases one could reliably get from mice/rats. However, I've not been able to find reliable information as to the viability of these agents outside the carrier. In the end, use caution. ;-] William R. Monroe On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 4:00 PM, David Stocker <firtreepiano at hotmail.com> wrote: Thank you, I love intelligent information. Besides hantavirus, I would imagine there are viral, bacterial and other nasty things that live on even in older leavings? David Stocker, RPT Tumwater, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100816/b9927130/attachment.htm>
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