deer mouse
noun
: any of various mice (genus Peromyscus) of North and Central America
especially
: one (P. maniculatus) widely distributed in forests and grasslands of North America
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What Is Hantavirus? Humans can catch hantavirus from contact with rodents like rats and deer mice, especially when exposed to their urine, droppings, and saliva.
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Abby Norman, Verywell Health, 11 Mar. 2025
The virus is spread in the U.S. through rodents, primarily through deer mice and other similar mice.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2025
The disease is most frequently reported in the western United States, and particularly the Southwest, where deer mice are common.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2025
The most common type of rodent to carry it in the U.S. is the deer mouse, the doctor noted.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 8 Mar. 2025
Hantavirus can infect humans through contact with rodents – most commonly through the deer mouse in the United States – especially when exposed to their urine, droppings and saliva, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
In New Mexico, hantavirus is primarily spread through deer mice, Phipps said.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
The risk can increase when opening or cleaning cabins, sheds, barns or storage buildings in rural areas that have been closed for the winter and where deer mice have entered, experts say.
—Shiv Sudhakar, NBC News, 23 July 2024
Symptoms of hantavirus Particles containing hantavirus get into the air when urine, saliva or poop from deer mice are stirred up, leading to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS).
—Shiv Sudhakar, NBC News, 23 July 2024
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Abby Norman, Verywell Health, 11 Mar. 2025
The virus is spread in the U.S. through rodents, primarily through deer mice and other similar mice.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2025
The disease is most frequently reported in the western United States, and particularly the Southwest, where deer mice are common.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2025
The most common type of rodent to carry it in the U.S. is the deer mouse, the doctor noted.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 8 Mar. 2025
Hantavirus can infect humans through contact with rodents – most commonly through the deer mouse in the United States – especially when exposed to their urine, droppings and saliva, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
In New Mexico, hantavirus is primarily spread through deer mice, Phipps said.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
The risk can increase when opening or cleaning cabins, sheds, barns or storage buildings in rural areas that have been closed for the winter and where deer mice have entered, experts say.
—Shiv Sudhakar, NBC News, 23 July 2024
Symptoms of hantavirus Particles containing hantavirus get into the air when urine, saliva or poop from deer mice are stirred up, leading to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS).
—Shiv Sudhakar, NBC News, 23 July 2024
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“Deer mouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deer%20mouse. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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