droppings

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People usually become infected by breathing in air contaminated with virus particles from rodent urine, droppings, or saliva.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Typically spread through exposure to infected rodents’ urine and droppings, it’s notoriously difficult to diagnose and has no specified antiviral treatment.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

The variant of the hantavirus suspected in both outbreaks is transmitted through the droppings, saliva and urine of the Andean mouse.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Hantaviruses mostly cause infections in people who are at high risk of exposure to the droppings, saliva and urine of infected rodents or contaminated dust.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

They filled the skin with baboon droppings, sewed it up, and propped it against the farmer’s door.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer