Hanita virus and cars, shed and junkyards

[dr dodge]

3 weeks ago, I was removing front seats from the current project.

pull the seats, rat poop, I go devcon 3, mrs dr is confused but still plays along
cut the carpet, wet paper towels on top, into trash bag, no blower, no shop vac, nitrile gloves
she thought I was crazy, then the cruise ship nonsense
this rat crap stuff problemhas been around a long time.
she understood

I just take it seriously, y'all should too. not vax shots or other stuff, just don't stir it up the crap in the first place
I fought rodents in the house, cars, outside. they can all possibly have this.

water/wet/damp is your friend. spray paint, too stabilize it
its been around since before we figured it out what it was
just be careful cleaning old cars or shops

any tips or experiences are wanted.

 

[RustyRatRod]

 

[Workingdog1]

Hanta Virus on the West Coast has been on the radar for years on grading mass dirt on solar/subdivision/oilfield or pipeline projects.
IUOE has always made members aware of the very real risk of an ugly threat that more than likely will really F U up if contracted.

It's real and not to be taken lightly. Probably would be the end for me.
@Unconventional

 

[jos51700]

You can have hanta virus, or you can have cats. I choose cats.

 

[Owen 340+6]

It'll catch me eventually. I've been gutting cars for 3 decades full of mice and rat **** just did one yesterday and the shop vac turned the entire shop brown. 16 giant mouse nests in a 65 imperial. Worst one I've ever had. But I did wear a mask and that was it

 

[dart4forte]

Use to scrounge the yards years ago. The virus raised its ugly head back in the late 80s but soon subsided.I lived in the Central WA area so with the cold winters it didn’t seem to a problem. I did start using a face mask especially when cleaning out trunks and floors

 

[dadsbee]

It's a serious issue under cottages and boat houses. Deer mice, rats, squirrels etc. living under your place all Winter on wet bedrock. I'm a dummy most of the time, going underneath and working on stuff without a mask... but I've gotta smarten up. We lost a neighbour 3 islands West of us 4 years ago to this shat!

 

[RustyRatRod]

You can have hanta virus, or you can have cats. I choose cats.

Dang right.

 

[Mr. Wolfie]

Just to expand on this. While cats are immune to the Virus.
Indirect Exposure: The real hazard is that cats act as hunters. If your cat brings an infected rodent (or pieces of it) into your home or garage, you and your family are at an increased risk of inhaling airborne viral particles from the rodent's urine, saliva, or feces.

 

[Mopar head]

I`ve never heard of the stuff until 2015 or so.
The Ol Dodge had the original Mohair headliner that was perfect except for those odd stains here and there. My Dad tried to convince me to leave it.

When I pulled the windshield glass out I discovered hay/grass in the upper corners that kept coming out as I pulled on it. Yep, rat nest up there, I donned long sleeves, gloves and my paint respirator, out come the headliner.

About a 3" shelf above the windshield was packed with nest. Pulled all I could by hand and vacuumed the rest. A light hand wire brushing and coated the piss rusted areas with Eastwood's rust encapsulateor.

An Ol boy at our cruise in had a 50 Plymouth, same headliner, eat up with rodent stains. I warned him about the subject and suggested he get it replaced, he shrugged his shoulders, didn`t seem to care, haven`t seen him since.

 

[Big Dad]

Old house near me, was flooded many times, it got left to the elements ..kids had keg parties there, one night for whatever reason a few of the wound-up boys decided to enter the house , killed 3 of them , 2 survived it .. the farm got pushed into a pile and burnt

 

[Mattax]

You should be able to look up the precautions with a state health or extension/ag services. We had to clean out buildings of an old camp, and everyone going into and under the buildings wore a dust mask. Might have been N100 and each individual was smoke tested for to insure the size fit and they knew how to put it on right. In addition they wore throwaway tyvek suits and gloves. Outside not such a concern so the danger may relate to 'load' or concentration of exposure. Buildings or areas that didn't have any evidence of rodents weren't a concern.

 

[Bodyperson]

Pretty sure I contracted the virus. Pretty low percentage in the states. We were sprucing up the hunting camp (house). It got used once a year. Nasty place but it had propane heat and running water, when we ultimatly made all of that come to life anyway.
I was probably 16 years old when the heater came to life in the frozen Bears' Paw Mountain Range. I was standing over the forced air heat register when my dad made the heater come to life as he had done so many times before.
I inhailed a great waft of dead something and got an instant soar throat. It put me down for three days. Body aches and respritory problems. I did get my deer though.
I read there are different strains like most viruses.

 

[Dartnut]

Mice and other rodents are very filthy animals.
I can't count how many times I have cleaned out old cars with rodent infestations in them.
Of course no respirator, just gloves to put the big stuff in a garbage bag and a shop vac to finish it off.
Never again!

 

[go-fish]

I don't know if it was Hanta but I definitely got some sort of rat poop sickness from cleaning out a Dodge Stealth that had been a rat haven for years. I had never been sicker except for when I had meningitis and then later, coronavirus coming close.
It was everything. Sore throat, violent vomit, violent diarrhea, splitting headache, body seized up, ..... Messed up my energy levels for long time afterwards.

Get a real respirator if your messing with rat/mouse poop!

 

[1MeanA]

I'm having flashbacks to when I removed my Dart's headliner.

 

[dr dodge]

I'm having flashbacks to when I removed my Dart's headliner.

when I bought mine it was horrid
and the guy (PO) was driving the car daily

 

[MOPAROFFICIAL]

Just hold your breath and cover your beer.

 

[Killer6]

State-side, it is mostly western deer-mice,...and it is dried feces dust that gets airborne, alcohol or clorox sprayed out of a pump bottle that lands on & wets/saturates the droppings is the 1st step if You're going to start wiping it up. I use duct tape after using a disinfectant spray(never aim at, spray over or above & let it fall till wet) that has time to just dry, then place the tape over & press all over, then lift & fold.....usually put in an empty Pringles can....& repeat. Deer-mice also can carry bacteria in the urine, which if on dried leaves can get into the lungs on high moisture content air days if disturbed while walking, it is also bad sh*t.