I wish I had known about all of this 3 years ago when I dragged my big 16 gallon shop-vac 300+ ft to the dog house at the base of an AM transmitter antenna. I vacuumed up anything that didn't belong there. Luckily I didn't breathe even a little of it, but my head (without a mask) was certainly inside the tuning house and within 1 foot of the nasty stuff. Nests, fir, dead babies, etc. It wasn't pretty. Rubber gloves? We don't need no stinkin' gloves! Spray? Anything moist? Nah.
I only learned about the HantaVirus after I was done making a mess. I don't think I got sick from it, but perhaps it did cause a few brain cells to die. Bob M. ====== --- Nate Duehr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On May 23, 2008, at 12:01 PM, Milt wrote: > > > Consider yourself lucky that the evidence is only > on the outside of > > the cabinet. I have seen much worse on the inside > of cabinets. > > > > Also consider a mask and gloves when handling the > equipment for > > cleaning and while in the building. Haute(sp?) > virus is spread by > > mice. > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanta_virus > > Nasty stuff. > > From: > http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/health/hantavirus.html > "Avoid sweeping up or vacuuming mouse droppings, > which can inject > viral particles into the air. Instead, don a pair of > rubber gloves and > wet the material with bleach or similar > disinfectant. Use a damp cloth > to clean up the area and then spray with more > disinfectant. Spray any > dead mice with disinfectant and double-bag them for > disposal. > Disinfect, or better still, throw out the rubber > gloves. Items that > cant be disinfected can be rendered safe by > exposing them to sunlight > for a few hours. Ultraviolet rays kill hantavirus. > > People who regularly work in rodent-infested areas > would be well > advised to wear HEPA-filter face masks." > > Most sites say the best killer of the virus outside > of the body is UV > light. Sunlight wipes it out... but most of our > repeater sites have > little to none of that. > > -- > Nate Duehr, WY0X > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
