When a mysterious and deadly illness began to sicken members of the Navajo community in the Four Corners region of the ...

Deer mice are also the most common spreader of hantavirus. Once they get inside your home, mice can cause a lot of damage. They will eat your food, bite holes into your clothes, and gnaw on your ...

THURSDAY, Oct. 31, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- When a black cat named Pepper dropped a dead mouse on the carpet at his owner's ...

But owner John Lednicky, a microbiologist with the University of Florida (UF) in Gainesville, did suspect the mouse might be carrying a virus called deer mulepox. Instead, lab tests showed the ...

Highland deer mice and their lowland cousins ventured on a simulated seven-week ascent to 6,000 meters. By tracking how the mice responded to cold stress and progressively lower oxygen levels, the ...

The detailed structure of a misfolded protein from a diseased deer could help explain why the disease hasn’t made the leap to humans.

Teams of mountaineering mice are helping advance understanding into how evolutionary adaptation to localized conditions can enable a single species to thrive across diverse environments.

Besides sealing entryways and practicing good sanitation in and around the house, you’ll also need to exterminate these ...