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What Are The Chances Of Hanta Fever In A Person Exposed To Rat Trap?

mY HUSBAND AND I WERE EXPOSED TO A TRAP CONSISTING OF RATS FROM THE 4 CORNERS REGION. tHEY WERE PLACED IN A CANVAS BAD MALE AND FEEL AND NAILED UNDER OUR NEW SIDING BY MY MUDEROUS SISTER IN LAW (A NAVAHO) BOTH MY HUSBAND AND I BREATHED THE DUST AS WE CLEANED UP THIS SISASTER (WE WERE SO FIRGHTENED ABOUT OUR HOME) I DID NOT READ UP TILL WE HAD LEANED THE WORST OF IT. wE LIVE IN A RICH AND INFUNINTAL NEIGHBORHOOD AND PROPLR DO NOT PAY MILLIONS TO DIE OF HANTA FEVER? wHAT WOULD YOU DO?
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Hello,

You are not belonging to an endemic region and no cases are reported from the area. So the possibility of transmission is very very rare.

Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.

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Dr. Shinas Hussain, General & Family Physician
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What Are The Chances Of Hanta Fever In A Person Exposed To Rat Trap?

Hello, You are not belonging to an endemic region and no cases are reported from the area. So the possibility of transmission is very very rare. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Shinas Hussain, General & Family Physician