Can I Get Sick from Mice in My House?

There are several ways mice can make you sick once they have made their way inside your home. Their urine and fecal matter can carry and transmit diseases such as the hantavirus, salmonella, and lymphocytic choriomeningitis (LCMV). Mice also carry parasites such as ticks and fleas. Ticks can cause Lyme disease and Colorado tick fever. Fleas are also known to carry the Bubonic plague and mice can carry these inside a home on their bodies. Lastly, while mice do not bite often, when they do, they can spread the bacteria that causes rat-bite fever.