Can huge amounts of mouse droppings in your house affect your breathing?

I have just moved in with my elderly aunt and have spent the week cleaning out huge amounts of mouse droppings and urine. Under here dresser and fridgefreezer in the kitchen it was 2-3cm thick and solid. The smell from it was quite overpowering when disturbed. Could this be affecting my aunts breathing (which she has trouble with)Can huge amounts of mouse droppings in your house affect your breathing?
it's very likely. There are two major possible diagnoses for her symptoms. One is a hantavirus infection and the other is hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Hantavirus infections are usually very sudden and your aunt will get very sick very quickly. Since it doesn't sound like that's the case, it's most likely hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Bird droppings, mouse droppings, fungi and spores can all cause the equivalent of an allergic reaction in your aunt's lungs and cause her immune system to puff up all the airways. Try airing out the house after thoroughly cleaning it out and hopefully your aunt's condition should improve. Also get her to see a doctor about her breathing and mention the mouse droppings to get more definitive therapy but if she starts getting fevers, nausea, back/abdominal pain or other symptoms similar to the flu, go see a doctor immediately because it could be a hantavirus infection.Can huge amounts of mouse droppings in your house affect your breathing?
yesHantavirus, which causes a very serious lung infection in humans, is carried by rodents, primarily the deer mouse. The first cases were identified in the Southwestern U.S. in 1993. Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) is potentially deadly and immediate intensive care treatment is essential once symptoms appear. The disease begins as a flu-like illness characterized by fever, chills, and muscle aches. Although only 318 cases have been identified in 31 states, the case fatality rate was 37%.








The virus is spread to humans through inhalation of aerosolized mouse droppings, urine, or saliva, or through broken skin or conjunctivae (around the eye). It is not thought to be spread from person to person in the United States
Yes, urine and dropping can bother breathing. Hanta virus is a risk with mouse droppings. Be sure to wear gloves and wash up.