Ɛlektrik nhama a mprako amene ne hantavirus nsu a ahobammɔ wom a wɔde kum mmoawa¶

Sɛ wuhu sɛ mmoawa, ɔkraman, anaa ɔkraman bi ahyɛ wo dan atifi, baabi a wɔwea, wo dan ase, anaa ɔfasu mu ntokuru mu a, ɛde asiane abien a ɛde wo nkwa to asiane mu ntɛm ara a afiewuranom dodow no ara a wɔnhyɛ da ma ɛyɛ kɛse ba. Nea edi kan no, mpɔtorɔ kɔ so keka anyinam ahoɔden nhama a ɛnyɛ dade (Romex/PVC) so, na ɛma kɔbere nhama a ɛte ase a ɛwɔ volt 120 anaa volt 240 a wɔasie wɔ cellulose anaa fiberglass a ɛyɛ dry ase tẽẽ wɔ baabi a arc spark biako betumi asɔ ogya a wɔde asie wɔ ɔdan no mu no adi. Nea ɛto so abien no, sɛ woprapra mpɔtorɔ nsu a ayow ne nneɛma a wɔde yɛ berebuw a nsu ayɛ mu ma a wobɔ no, tow mmoawa ne mmoawa nketenkete a ɛwɔ mframa mu a aniwa nhu gu w’ahurututu mu tẽẽ, na ɛde Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS), atiridii a mogya tu a ɛwɔ adwene mu yare, leptospirosis, anaa lymphocytic choriomeningitis ba.

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Yɛ eyi mprempren¶

1. Dum circuit breaker no ntɛm ara ansa na wode wo nsa aka anaa woahwɛ wiring a wɔawe: Sɛ wuhu plastic cable sheathing a asɛe, kɔbere waya a ɛhyerɛn a ɛda hɔ kwa, scorch marks tuntum, anaasɛ rodent a anyinam ahoɔden abɔ no wɔ waya bi a ɛbɛn wo dan atifi, wo dan ase, anaa mfiri no mu a, nka waya no anaa dade paipu a ɛbɛn wo. Kɔ wo anyinam ahoɔden adwumayɛbea titiriw no so na dannan baa dwumadibea circuit breaker a ɛka no (anaasɛ Main Service Disconnect no sɛ wunnim circuit bɛn na ɛma saa waya no ma a) kɔ OFF gyinabea.
2. Tu fi wo mpɔtam hɔ na frɛ wo mpɔtam hɔ ntɛmpɛ nɔma sɛ wote plastic a ɛrehyew, mpataa hua, anaa wuhu wusiw: Sɛ akanea rebɔ na wote sɛ ɛrebɔ wɔ ɔfasu bi mu, te hua a ɛyɛ yaw a ɛporɔw-apataa anaa plastic hua, anaasɛ wuhu wusiw nketenkete a efi abansoro anaa baseboard so a, yi obiara fi fie hɔ ntɛm ara na frɛ wo mpɔtam hɔ ntɛmpɛ nɔma (911 in United States ne Canada, 112 wɔ Europa Aman Nkabom no nyinaa mu, 999 wɔ United Kingdom, anaa 000 wɔ Australia) anaa hwɛ yɛn nɔma ahorow a egye ntɛmpɛ directory a wɔde kyerɛw nsɛm. Hwɛ yɛn anyinam ahoɔden ogya ne ogyaframa akwankyerɛ a ɛfa tew a wɔtew wɔn ho ho mmara a edi mũ ho.
3. Mprapra, nhyɛ, anaa fa mframa a wɔde bɔ ahaban anaa mframa a wɔahyɛ no den nni dwuma da wɔ mprako nsu anaa berebuw a ayow so: Sɛ wode broom, nsa a wɔde hyɛ mfutuma mu brɔs, sotɔɔ mu nsu, anaa ofie mu afiri a wɔde tew mfutuma mu di dwuma wɔ mmoawa anaa mpɔtorɔ nsu a ayow so a, ɛpaapae ntini a ɛyɛ mmerɛw no ma ɛbɛyɛ mununkum a ɛyɛ bioaerosol mfutuma nketenkete a ɛtra mframa mu nnɔnhwerew pii. Mfutuma yi kakraa bi mpo a wɔhome no ne ɔkwan a edi kan a nkurɔfo fa so nya Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome a ɛma wowuwu ɔha biara mu nkyem 35 kosi 38 no.
4. Fa mframa ma baabi a wɔato mu no simma 30 ansa na woahyɛn mu akɔhohoro: Ansa na wobɛhaw dan, kar dan, ɔdan, ɔdan atifi, anaa ɔdan biara a mpɔtorɔ ahyɛ mu ma no, bue apon ne mfɛnsere kɔ abɔnten na anyɛ yiye koraa no fi beae hɔ koraa simma 30 na ama mframa pa akɔ mframa mu nneɛma nketenkete a agyina hɔ no mu. Mfa adaka mu fan nkyerɛ nsu a ayow tẽẽ, efisɛ mframa no bɛbɔ mfutuma akɔ mframa mu.
5. Fa ofie bleach solution 1:10 gu nsuo, mpɔtorɔ a wɔawuwu, ne berebuw nyinaa mu simma 5 ansa na woapopa: Fa nitrile anaa rɔba nsateaa a nsuo ntumi nkɔ mu, fa bleach a ɛyɛ fã 1 petepete nsuo biara a ɛtɔ gu mu biara so na fa bleach a ɛyɛ fã 9 petepete nsuo mu aduru a wɔde kum mmoawa a ɛyɛ afã 9 (anaasɛ aduru a wɔde kum mmoawa a wɔde di gua a EPA akyerɛw) kɔsi sɛ ɛbɛhyerɛn, ma no anyɛ yiye koraa no, fa gu mu simma 5 mũ nyinaa na ama wakum mmoawa no na ama mfutuma no agyae, na fa krataa mpopaho a wɔtow gu fa nneɛma a ɛyɛ nsu no.
6. Mfa anyinam ahoɔden teyp nhyɛ ofie waya a wɔawe so da na sie no nsan wɔ insulation ase: Sɛ wode vinyl anyinam ahoɔden teyp tuntum kyekyere 120V anaa 240V nhama a mprako awe ho a, ɛyɛ ogya ho asiane kɛse efisɛ mpɔtorɔ sẽ twetwe kɔbere conductor a ɛyɛ den no ankasa na ɛyɛ teateaa, na ɛma beae a ɛyɛ hyew a ɛko tia kɛse a ɛbɛma ɔhyew a ɛboro so na akyere ogya wɔ adesoa ase. Gyae circuit breaker no OFF kosi sɛ anyinam ahoɔden ho nimdefo bi a ɔwɔ tumi krataa betwitwa cable fã a asɛe no na ɔde abɔ mu wɔ junction boxes a wɔakata so a ɛne mmara hyia no mu.

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Ntɛm ara rodent anyinam ahoɔden ne biohazard gyinaesi flow¶

Di saa nnidiso nnidiso yi akyi bere biara a wubehu sɛ mpɔtorɔ asɛe nhama, mfiri, anaa nneɛma a wɔde siw nsu ano wɔ nsu a ɛyɛ fĩ ne berebuw nkyɛn no.

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Ɔfã 1: Ɛlektrik nhama a mprako amene (ogya a wosiw ano ne nea wɔtew fi afoforo ho a ahobammɔ wom) .¶

Mpɔtorɔ, ɔdan atifi mpɔtorɔ, Norway mpɔtorɔ, akraman, ne chipmunks wɔ ntini a ɛbue a ɛyɛ ntini a ɛtwetwe a ɛkɔ so nyin wɔ wɔn nkwa nna nyinaa mu, kodu sɛntimita 10 kosi 14 (nsateakwaa 4 kosi 5.5) afe biara. Sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ na wɔn sẽ akɔ fam na ayɛ nnam te sɛ nea wɔde akuturuku ayɛ no, ɛsɛ sɛ mpɔtorɔ we nneɛma a ɛyɛ den bere nyinaa. Electrical nhama a ɛyɛ kurukuruwa a wɔde plastic akata so (te sɛ NM-B / Romex ofie nhama, nkuku hohoro nhama, HVAC thermostat nhama, ne kar nhama a wɔde ntama) suasua afifide ntini ne nnua ntini no kɛse ne sɛnea ɛte yiye, na nnɛyi PVC nhama a wɔde siw ano a wɔde soya ayɛ anaasɛ ɛyɛ mmerɛw pii yɛ nea mmoawa a wɔwea no ani gye ho titiriw.

Nea enti a rodent-gnawed wiring yɛ ogya ho asiane a ahintaw kɛse¶

Sɛ ɔkraman bi fa nhama a ɛwɔ volt 120 anaa volt 240 akyi jacket a ɛwɔ ɔfasuo stud bay, ceiling joist space, anaa attic floor mu a, akwan anan a ɛyɛ hu sɛ ɛdi huammɔ bere koro mu:

1. Parallel arcing across bare conductors: Sɛ rodent no yi insulation no fi tuntum (anaasɛ bruu) "hot" conductor ne fitaa (anaa bruu) "neutral" conductor anaa bare kɔbere fam waya no nyinaa so a, anyinam ahoɔden betumi ahuruw atwa charred plastic gap no so anaasɛ afa conductive rodent urine mu. Electrical arc a ɛne ne ho di nsɛ hyew wɔ digrii Celsius 3,000 kosi 5,500 (digrii Fahrenheit 5,400 kosi 10,000), na ɛde kɔbere nsu a ayow gu nnua a ayow ne nneɛma a atwa ho ahyia so.
2. Series heating from notched copper strands: Sɛ mpo rodent no wew fa insulation a ɛwɔ wire biako mu nkutoo na ɔmma circuit tiawa a ɛbɔ standard breaker a, ne sẽ a ɛyɛ nnam te sɛ razor no taa gouge anaa notch kɔbere conductor no ankasa, na ɛtew 14-AWG anaa 12-AWG waya so kɔ fam kodu ne cross-sectional thickness fã. Sɛ wodan microwave, space heater, anaa hair dryer wɔ asubɔnten no ase wɔ saa circuit no so a, wɔhyɛ amp 15 kosi 20 no nyinaa ma ɛfa saa bottleneck ketewaa a wɔabɔ no pintinn no mu, na ɛma notched spot no hyerɛn kɔkɔɔ te sɛ toaster element a ɛmma magnetic-thermal circuit breaker a wɔtaa de di dwuma no nkɔ da.
3. Nneɛma a ɛhyew a wɔde yɛ berebuw a wɔde ahyɛ waya no so tẽẽ: Mpɔtorɔ yɛ berebuw a ɛyɛ kurukuruwa de krataa a ayow a wɔabubu, krataa, dryer lint, fluff a efi fiberglass anaa cellulose insulation, nhaban a ayow, ne nkorabata mu, mpɛn pii no wɔ anyinam ahoɔden nnaka a ɛyɛ hyew, ɔdan atifi toa kanea a ɛwɔ mu, anaasɛ transformer blocks atifi pɛɛ. Sɛ waya a wɔawe no yɛ arc a, ɛtra tinderbox a wɔde nneɛma a ɛyɛ nwunu a wɔde yɛ berebuw a wɔde nsu ne nsu a ammonia wom afra mu mu.
4. Mpɔtorɔ afunu a anyinam ahoɔden abɔ a ɛyɛ adwuma sɛ bridge a ɛko tia: Ɛtaa ba kɛse sɛ ɔkraman anaa mmoadabi bɛka waya a ɛyɛ hyew no mu bere a ɔde ne nsa ka fam waya anaa dade adaka no, na ɛde anyinam ahoɔden bɛbɔ aboa no ntɛm ara. Enkosi sɛ funu no bɛyow koraa no, nsu ne anyinam ahoɔden a ɛwɔ aboa no nipadua mu no de anyinam ahoɔden kɔ nhama no ntam, ɛyɛ wusiw, wusiw, na ɛyɛ huam wɔ ɔdan atifi anaa mfiri no mu.

Nhwehwɛmu a wɔyɛ wɔ sɛnea waya a wɔayam no mu yɛ den ne nneɛma a ɛho hia a wɔde siesie ho¶

Mma nsusuw da sɛ ebia cable a wɔabɔ no "ahobammɔ" sɛ ebefi hɔ a ahoɔden wom anaa. Fa saa diagnostic table yi di dwuma bere a woadum circuit breaker no na wode non-contact voltage tester ahyɛ so dua sɛ waya no awu akyi.

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Ɔfã 2: Hantavirus ne ɔyare mmoawa a mpɔtorɔ de ba no ntease¶

Ansa na wobɛhohoro mmoadabi biako a wɔahwe ase, mpɔtorɔ a wɔawuwu, anaa berebuw a wɔatwitwa atwa wo nhama a woawe no ho ahyia no, ɛsɛ sɛ wote sɛnea mpɔtorɔ mmoawa a wɔde nyarewa ba no nya nnipa no ase. Wɔ Amerika Atifi ne Kesee Fam, Europa, ne Asia nyinaa no, wuram mpɔtorɔ de mmoawa ne mmoawa a wɔde wɔn nkwa to asiane mu kɔ wɔn nnompe, wɔn nsu, ne wɔn nsu mu, bere mpo a ɛte sɛ nea mmoa no ankasa wɔ apɔwmuden koraa na wɔyɛ nnam no.

Nyarewa titiriw a mpɔtorɔ de ba ne akwan a wɔfa so de kɔ nnipa mu¶

Sɛnea wobehu deer mouse (hantavirus ho asiane kɛse) afi ofie mouse a wɔtaa de di dwuma no mu¶

Bere a ɛsɛ sɛ wofa wuram mpɔtorɔ nsu ne nsu nyinaa sɛ ebetumi de ɔyare mmoawa, nim a wunim sɛ ebia akraman mprako reyɛ wɔn berebuw wɔ wo dan atifi, kar dan mu, anaa dan mu no boa wo ma wususuw asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ wobɛda wo ho adi wɔ Amerika Atifi fam no ho:

• Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus): Ɔwɔ nipadua ne ne dua a ɛda nsow a ɛyɛ tonne abien, n’akyi yɛ tawny brown anaa redish-brown a ne yafunu fitaa kronkron, ne nan fitaa, ne dua a ɛyɛ nnam a ɛyɛ kɔla abien (brown wɔ soro, fitaa wɔ ase), ne n’ani akɛse tuntum ne aso a ɛda adi. Akraman mprako nyin yiye wɔ nkuraase, nnua, nkurow akyi, ne mmeae a ɛkorɔn na wɔtaa tu kɔ adan atifi, adan a wɔde kar sisi mu, kar dan mu, RV ahorow, ne adan a wɔde bere bi mu.
• Common House Mouse (Mus musculus): Ɛyɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ mfutuma a ɛyɛ fitaa anaasɛ dull light brown wɔ ne nyinaa (ɛkame ayɛ sɛ akyi ne yafunu nyinaa yɛ muted sunsuma koro), a ɛwɔ scaly, ɛkame ayɛ sɛ nwi nnim dua a ɛyɛ tumm wɔ kwan no nyinaa so.

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Ɔfã 3: CDC wet-disinfection protocol a wɔde anammɔn biara yɛ ma mprako nsu, nsu, ne berebuw¶

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, United States), Public Health Agency of Canada, ne UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) nyinaa si mmara titiriw biako a wɔde tew mprako biohazard ho so dua: ma biribiara nyɛ nsu sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a mfutuma biara renkɔ mframa mu.

Anamɔn 1: Boaboa w’ankasa wo ho banbɔ mfiri (PPE) ne nnuru a wɔde kum mmoawa ano¶

Ansa na wobɛkɔ dan no mu, ɔdan atifi, anaa ɔdan a ɛwɔ fam mu akɔsiesie hɔ no, boaboa nneɛma yi ano:

• Nsuo a nsuo ntumi nkɔ mu nsateaa: Nitrile, latex, anaa ofie rɔba nsateaa a wɔde hohoro nkukuo a wɔde tow gu a wɔsan de di dwuma bio. Mfa ntama, aboa nhoma, anaa nsateaa a wɔde yɛ adwuma mfa nka nsu anaa mpɔtorɔ a wɔawuwu da, efisɛ ntama a ɛwɔ abon mu twetwe nsu a efĩ wom kɔ wo honam ani.
• Wɔafrafra foforo 1:10 ofie bleach solution wɔ aduru a wɔde petepete toa mu:
• Fa fie bleach a ɛyɛ nsuo a ɛnyɛ huam daa no fã 1 (5% kɔsi 8.25% sodium hypochlorite) fra tap nsuo a ɛyɛ nwini afã 9 (sɛ nhwɛsoɔ no, bleach nkuruwa 1.5 / mililita 360 wɔ nsuo galɔn 1 / lita 3.8 mu, anaa bleach mililita 100 wɔ nsuo mililita 900 mu).
• Bere nyinaa fa bleach solution fra foforo da a wobɛhohoro no, efisɛ bleach a wɔayam no hwere ne ahoɔden a ekum mmoawa wɔ nnɔnhwerew 24 akyi.
• Akwan foforo a wɔfa so de bleach-sensitive surfaces (carpets, upholstery, anaa bare metal electrical enclosures): Fa aduru a wɔde petepete nnuru a wɔde kum mmoawa a wɔtɔn a wo man mu adwumayɛbea a ɛhwɛ nneɛma a atwa yɛn ho ahyia so (te sɛ nnuru a wɔde kum mmoawa a wɔakyerɛw din wɔ United States) a wɔakyerɛw so pefee sɛ ekum virus a wɔakata so anaa coronavirus/hantavirus, anaa a 0.5% a ɛma hydrogen peroxide kum mmoawa ntɛmntɛm.
• Krataa mpopaho a wɔtow gu ne plastic nwura kotoku abien a emu yɛ duru (ma wɔde gu bag abien mu).
• Sɛ ɔyare mmoawa a emu yɛ duru (attics, crawlspaces, sheds a nsuo a wɔaboaboa ano, mpɔtorɔ a wɔawuwu, anaa mframa a ɛyɛ nnam): Hyɛ NIOSH-approved N100 anaa P100 particulate respirator (anaasɛ European FFP3 respirator mask) a wɔahyɛ no yie ne non-vented safety goggles. Hyɛ no nsow sɛ krataa a ɛnyɛ den a wɔde yɛ oprehyɛn akataso anaa ntama a ɛyɛ tratraa a wɔde kata mfutuma so no ntumi nsiw anim no ano na ɛmmɔ ho ban mfi ɔyare mmoawa bioaerosols a ɛyɛ fɛ ho bere a wɔresiesie abansoro dan atifi a emu yɛ duru no.

Anamɔn 2: Fa mframa bɔ baabi a ɛwɔ hɔ no simma 30¶

1. Bue abɔnten apon, mfɛnsere, kar dan apon, anaa attic gable vents nyinaa wɔ beae a ɛka no na ama woanya abɔnten mframa a ɛnyɛ adwuma.
2. Nantew fi ahunmu na anyɛ yiye koraa no tena abɔnten simma 30 bere a mframa pa ma mmoawa nketenkete biara a ɛwɔ mframa mu a ɛyɛ gyinabea no yɛ mmerɛw.
3. Dane OFF ofie no central heating anaa air conditioning (HVAC) fan no bere a woresiesie no sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a nsu a ɛsan kɔ no rennom mframa mu nneɛma nketenkete mfi dan no mu na ɛbɔ nkɔ mpa mu.

Anamɔn 3: Fa petepete so, fa gu mu simma 5, na popa (nprapra anaa nhyɛ vacuum da) .¶

1. Fa wo nsateaa a nsu ntumi nkɔ mu (ne N100/P100 respirator sɛ woresiesie abansoro dan a emu yɛ duru anaa shed infestation a).
2. Fa aduru a wɔde petepete toa no ano no kura nsuo a ɛyɛ mmerɛw anaa asuten a wɔde si hɔ (ɛnyɛ mframa a ɛyɛ den a ɛpae nnua a ɛyɛ dry fa fam) na fa 1:10 bleach solution anaa aguadi mu nnuru a wɔde kum mmoawa no hyɛ mpɔtorɔ nsuo, nsuo a ɛyɛ nkekae, ne nesting piles nyinaa ma yie kɔsi sɛ ɛbɛtɔ koraa na ahyerɛn.
3. Twɛn simma 5 a edi mũ (hwɛ wo dɔn): Mpopa nsu a ɛwɔ mu no ntɛm ara bere a woapetepete so awie no. Nnuru a wɔde kum mmoawa no hia simma 5 bere a wɔde di dwuma wɔ nsu mu na ama akɔhyɛn nneɛma a ayow no mu, asɛe hantavirus no srade a ɛwɔ mu no, na akyekyere mfutuma biara ayɛ no aduru a ɛyɛ nsu.
4. Fa krataa mpopaho a wɔtow gu gu nsu a ayɛ nsu no so tẽẽ na fa nneɛma no kɔ mu kɔ mpopaho no mfinimfini sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a biribiara rensɛe nkɔ akyi.
5. Fa krataa mpopaho a ɛho agu fĩ no gu plastic nwura kotoku a wɔde ahyɛ baabi a woyɛ adwuma no nkyɛn pɛɛ mu ntɛm ara (mmfa mpopaho a ɛreworo so nkɔ fie hɔ).
6. Sɛ woyi pellets a wotumi hu ne berebuw no mu nneɛma nyinaa wie a, fa aduru a wɔde kum mmoawa no petepete fam, shelf, anaa fam a ɛda hɔ kwa no so ne mprenu so na popa anaa sponge fa ne nyinaa ho tew.

Anamɔn 4: Mpɔtorɔ a wɔawuwu ne ahohuru bere mu afiri a wɔbɛtow agu dwoodwoo¶

Sɛ woakyere mprako anaa mpɔtorɔ wɔ snap traps mu anaasɛ woahu mpɔtorɔ funu a anyinam ahoɔden abɔ no anaasɛ awuduru wom a:

1. Fa wo 1:10 bleach solution anaa aduru a wɔde kum mmoawa a wɔtɔn no petepete mpɔtorɔ a wɔawuwu no nyinaa, afiri no, ne nea ne tenten yɛ sɛntimita 15 (nsateakwaa 6) atwa funu no ho ahyia kosi sɛ aboa nhoma no bɛyɛ nsu yiye (eyi kunkum mmoawa a wɔwɔ soro ne mmoawa a wɔwɔ akyi te sɛ nwansena, ntontom, ne nwansena a wogyaw funu a ɛyɛ nwini kɔka nnipa nyinaa).
2. Ma funu a wɔde petepete so ne afiri no nkɔ nsuo mu simma 5 a edi mũ.
3. Sɛ woto afiri no ne ɔkraman no gu a, fa plastic kotoku a wɔadan no to wo nsa a wode nsateaa ahyɛ mu no so, fa afiri a ɛyɛ nsu ne mpɔtorɔ no fa kotoku no mu, dannan kotoku no twa funu no ho hyia, kyekyere no denneennen wɔ kɔndua mu, na fa saa kotoku a wɔatoto mu no gu plastic nwura kotoku a ɛto so abien a emu yɛ duru mu.
4. Sɛ woayɛ nhyehyɛe sɛ wobɛsan de nnua anaa plastic snap afiri adi dwuma a, fa afiri no kura plastic nwura kotoku a wɔabue no so, gyae spring bar no ma afunu a ɛyɛ nsu no akɔ kotoku no mu tẽẽ a ɛrenka wo nsa, na fa afiri a hwee nni mu no nyinaa gu 1:10 bleach solution mu simma 10 ansa na wode nsu ahohoro.
5. To nwura kotoku a ɛwɔ akyi no mu denneennen na fa gu nwura kotoku a wɔakata so wɔ abɔnten a mmoa ntumi mmue mu.

Anamɔn 5: Woyi nsateaa a ahobammɔ wom na wohohoro nsa¶

Sɛ woyi wo nsateaa a woanhwɛ yiye a, ebetumi ama mmoawa anaa mmoawa a ɛyɛ nsu akɔ wo nsateaa a ɛda hɔ kwa no so:

1. Ansa na wobɛyi wo nsateaa no, fa samina ne nsuo a ɛyɛ hyeɛ hohoro wo nsa a wode nsateaa ahyɛ mu no yie (anaasɛ fa 1:10 bleach solution a nsuo di akyire petepete so) na ama efĩ kɛseɛ afiri nitrile anaa rɔba no akyi.
2. Yi nsateaa a edi kan no fi nsateaa no mu sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a ɛbɛdan mu akɔ akyi, fa wo nsa a ɛda so ara kura nsateaa mu no kura mu, afei fa nsateaa abien a ɛda hɔ kwa no hyɛ nsateaa a ɛto so abien no nsateaa no ase na yiyi mu kɔ akyi wɔ nsateaa a edi kan no so.
3. Tow nsateaa a wɔtow gu gu abɔnten nwura kotoku no mu.
4. Ntɛm ara fa samina ne nsuo a ɛyɛ hyeɛ hohoro wo nsa a ɛda hɔ kwa ne wo nsateaa yie anyɛ yie koraa no sikani 20 kɔsi 30 (anaasɛ fa nsa hohoro nsa 60%+ di dwuma sɛ nsuo a ɛretu no nni hɔ bere tiaa bi a, afei fa samina ne nsuo hohoro ho bere a woadu sink ho ara pɛ).

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Wɔrehohoro nneɛma a wɔde siw dan atifi a efĩ wom, ntama, kapet, ne HVAC nhama mu¶

Mpɔtorɔ ntaa mfa wɔn dwumadi nsi fam a wɔde nnua ayɛ a ɛyɛ torotoro na ɛnyɛ den sɛ wɔbɛhohoro ho. Fa saa aban adwumayɛbea nhyehyɛe ahorow yi di dwuma ma ofie nneɛma a ɛyɛ porous na ɛyɛ mmerɛw:

1. Fiberglass anaa cellulose attic ne crawlspace insulation a ɛho agu fĩ¶

• Efĩ a ɛwɔ beae bi a atwa berebuw biako anaa waya a wɔayam ho ahyia: Sɛ wohyɛ nsateaa a nsu ntumi nkɔ mu, ahwehwɛ a ɛbɔ wo ho ban, ahwehwɛ a ɛbɔ ho ban, ne N100/P100 (FFP3) home afiri, fa fiberglass batting a ɛho agu fĩ no yɛ nwini anaasɛ fa 1:10 bleach solution anaa nnuru a ekum mmoawa hyɛ cellulose ma yiye kosi sɛ ɛbɛyɛ nwini (hwɛ hu sɛ anyinam ahoɔden amansin a ɛbɛn hɔ no nyinaa bɛyɛ nwini wɔde OFF wɔ breaker panel no so kan sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a worenpete nsu so wɔ live junction boxes so). Twɛn simma 5, ma nsu a ɛbɔ ho ban a ɛyɛ nsu no so na fa berebuw gu adwumayɛfo nwura kotoku a emu yɛ duru mu tẽẽ, kata nkotoku no ano wɔ abansoro dan no atifi ansa na wode afa fie no mu akɔ fam, na fa nnuru a ekum mmoawa popa nnua a ɛda adi no so ansa na wode nneɛma foforo a wɔde siw ano no ato hɔ.
• Attic infestation a ɛtrɛw: Sɛ rodent tunneling, urine saturation, ne droppings kata attic insulation a ɛtrɛw kɛse so a, mfa ofie sotɔɔ mu vacuum a wɔtaa de di dwuma nni dwuma. Adwumayɛfo a wɔyɛ adwumaden a wɔyɛ nneɛma a wɔde siesie nneɛma no de mframa a ɛnyɛ papa a wɔde siw mframa ano a wɔde si abɔnten so afiri titiriw di dwuma ka P100 ahomegye afiri a ɛwɔ anim nyinaa ne Tyvek ntade ho de yi nneɛma a wɔde siw mframa ano a efĩ wom a wɔmfa nhyɛso mma atenae a ɛwɔ ase hɔ no.

2. Ntade, mpa, ne mmoa a wɔde nneɛma ahyɛ mu¶

• Nneɛma a mfiri tumi hohoro: Fa aduru a wɔde kum mmoawa a wɔtɔn (ɛnyɛ bleach sɛ wopɛ sɛ wokora ntama no so a), twɛn simma 5, fa krataa mpopaho ma pellets no so, na fa nneɛma a wɔhoro no gu afiri a wɔde horo nneɛma mu tẽẽ a worenwosow ntade no mfi mframa mu. Fa aduru a wɔde hohoro nneɛma hohoro wɔ nsuo a ɛyɛ hyew kyinhyia (\(60^\circ\text{C} / 140^\circ\text{F}\) anaa nea ɛboro saa) no so, afei fa ɔhyew a ɛkɔ soro nhyehyɛe no so wɔ ntade a wɔde twitwiw ntade mu (anaasɛ sɛn abɔnten wɔ UV owia hann tẽẽ mu nnɔnhwerew pii). Ɔhyew, nnuru a wɔde hohoro nneɛma ho, ne hann a ano yɛ den ma hantavirus yɛ adwuma ntɛmntɛm.
• Matrase, mpa a wɔde ntama adura ho, ne kapet a entumi nkɔ afiri a wɔde horo nneɛma mu: Mfa nsuo a ɛwɔ mpa anaa rug so nnyow da. Fa aduru a wɔde kum mmoawa a wɔde kum mmoawa a EPA akyerɛw a ɛnyɛ nea wɔde hyɛ mu no hyɛ nsu a wɔde gu mu no mu, twɛn simma 5, fa krataa mpopaho popa pellets no, na afei fa aguadi mu nsu a ɛyɛ hyew a wɔde tew nsu a ɛyɛ hyew anaasɛ kapet a ɛyɛ nsu a wɔde hohoro mmoawa a wɔde kum mmoawa ahyɛ mu ma siesie ntama anaa kapet no. Sɛ mpɔtorɔ amene foam mattress anaa pillow bi na wɔde ayɛ ne berebuw mu a, fa nsuonwini gu mu, fa plastic a emu yɛ duru kyekyere ho, na tow gu.

3. Nhoma, krataa fael, ne nkrataa nnaka a wɔde asie wɔ adan ase anaa kar dan mu¶

• Tow nkrataa nnaka biara a mpɔtorɔ nsu ayɛ ho fĩ anaasɛ nsu a ɛyɛ fĩ wom no gu, efisɛ krataa a wɔde ayɛ sanku akwan a wɔde ayɛ no kyere nsu na wontumi nkum mmoawa.
• Sɛ wopɛ nhoma, mfonini album, anaa krataa so nkrataa a wontumi nsi ananmu a wontumi mfa nsu a wɔde yɛ bleach nhyɛ mu anaasɛ wɔtow ngu a: fa adaka no kɔ abɔnten kɔ baabi a mframa bɔ kɛse bere a wohyɛ nsateaa ne akataso, fa ntama a wɔde nnuru a ekum ɔyare mmoawa anaa 70% isopropyl nsa a ɛyɛ nwini (ɛnyɛ nea ɛreworo so) popa nkataso no, na gyaw nkrataa no wɔ abɔnten owia hann tẽẽ anaasɛ fa sie a wonka wɔ a plastic bin a wɔatoto mu a mprako ntumi nkɔ mu wɔ dan a ɛhɔ yɛ kusuu a ɛboro \(20^\circ\text{C} (68^\circ\text{F})\) anyɛ yiye koraa no adapɛn 2 kosi 3 (hantavirus ntumi ntra ase wɔ ɔyarefo bi akyi bɛboro nna kakraa bi wɔ owia hann tẽẽ mu anaasɛ bɛboro adapɛn 1 kosi 2 wɔ dan mu hyew mu wɔ mmeae a ɛhɔ yɛ kusuu).

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Aduruyɛ mu nhwehwɛmu a wɔyɛ wɔ bere a wɔde wɔn ho ahyɛ mu akyi ne daa mpɔtorɔ a wɔayi wɔn afi mu ho nhwehwɛmu kratasin¶

Sɛ wowie wo anyinam ahoɔden a wɔde yi wo ho ne nsuo a wɔde kum mmoawa no wie a, di w’akwahosan akyi na siesie mmeae a wobɛhyɛn mu no sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a mpɔtorɔ rentumi nsan nkɔ mu bio na wɔnwe nhama a wɔasiesie no foforo no.

• Hwɛ obiara a na ɔwɔ ahunmu hɔ adapɛn 8 mũ nyinaa hwɛ sɛ ɔwɔ sɛnkyerɛnne a ɛte sɛ atiridii anaa ɔhome mu: Esiane sɛ Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome no wɔ bere a wɔde hyɛ mu adapɛn 1 kosi 8 nti, hyɛ da a wɔde besiesie hɔ no agyirae wɔ wo kalenda so. Sɛ wo anaa obiara a ɔwɔ wo fie nya atiridiinini a ɛboro \(38^\circ\text{C} (100.4^\circ\text{F})\), ntini a emu dɔ yɛ no yaw wɔ n’asen, n’asen, anaa n’akyi ase, awɔw, tiyɛ, akisikuru, anaasɛ ɔfe anaa ɔhome a ɛyɛ tiaa biara wɔ adapɛn 8 akyi wɔ mpɔtorɔ a wɔde wɔn ho ahyɛ mu no mu a, kɔ ayaresabea dwumadibea a wɔhwɛ ntɛmpɛ so ntɛm ara na ka kyerɛ triage ɔyarehwɛfo ne oduruyɛfo no pefee sɛ nnansa yi ara woahyia mpɔtorɔ nsu anaa berebuw. Oxygen a wɔde ma ICU ntɛm ne nsu a wɔde di dwuma no gye nkwa.
• Tow nnuan, afieboa kibble, ne nsu nkuku a anka mpɔtorɔ betumi de wɔn nsa aka nyinaa gu: Tow nnaka biara a wɔde krataa a wɔde siesie nneɛma, esiam nkotoku, aburow, anaa akraman nnuan a ɛkyerɛ sɛ wɔabɔ agyirae no gu anaasɛ tena nneɛma a wɔde gu nneɛma so a nsu gu mu. Fa samina ne nsu hohoro nneɛma a wɔde ahyɛ toa mu ne ahwehwɛ nkuku ansa na woabue.
• Fa dade ahama kata abɔnten kwan biara a ɛsõ sen milimita 6 (nsateakwaa ¼) so: Mpɔtorɔ a onnyinii betumi apia ne ti nhwi a ɛyɛ mmerɛw ne ne mpampam afa tokuru a ne kɛse te sɛ nnua pɛnsere a wɔtaa de di dwuma (milimita 6 / nsateakwaa ¼) mu, na ɔkraman betumi apiapia ɔkwan a ne kɛse yɛ milimita 12 (nsateakwaa ½) mu. Mfa mma polyurethane spray foam a ɛtrɛw a ɛnyɛ den, rɔba caulk, anaa plastic screening nkutoo nni dwuma, mpɔtorɔ wee wɔn mu pɛɛ wɔ simma kakraa bi mu. Fa coarse grade #0000 steel wool, kɔbere mesh (Stuf-Fit), anaa 6-millimeter (¼-inch) galvanized hardware cloth hyehyɛ nsonsonoe a ɛwɔ AC nhama, gas paipu, dryer vents, sill plates, ne attic soffits ho no denneennen, na afei fa elastomeric sealant anaa mortar kata dade nhama no ho.
• Fa dade a ɛnyɛ den a wɔde hohoro nkuku ne range hama nsateaa si hɔ: Sɛ wosan de nkuku hohoro, gas range, anaa frigye bata ho bere a woasiesie nhama a wɔawe awie a, fa waya nsateaa a wɔabɔ no dade a ɛnyɛ den a ɛmma mpɔtorɔ ntumi nkɔ mu anaa dade kwan a ɛyɛ mmerɛw fa anyinam ahoɔden nhama ne nsu nhama no so wɔ baabi a ɛfa kabinet fasu no mu.

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Nsɛm a wɔtaa bisa¶

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Sources a wɔhwɛɛ mu¶

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, United States): Sɛnea Wobɛhohoro Dwoodwoo Wɔ Mpɔtorɔ Akyi (Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome Prevention, 1:10 Bleach Disinfection Protocols, ne Heavy Infestation PPE Akwankyerɛ).
• Ɔman Ogya Ho Banbɔ Fekuw (NFPA, United States): NFPA 70 Ɔman Electrical Code (NEC) Ahyɛde 300 ne 334: Ahobammɔ a Ɛfa Honam fam Ɔsɛe a Ɛba Nhama a Ɛnyɛ Dade a Wɔde Kata So ne Junction Box Splice Ahwehwɛde Ho.
• Ɔmanfoɔ Akwahosan Dwumadibea a ɛwɔ Canada (PHAC, Canada) ne Akwahosan Canada: Hantavirus a Wɔsiw Ano, Deer Mouse a Wɔhunu, ne Adwumayɛbea/Atenaeɛ Mpɔtorɔ a Wɔbɛhohoro Ho Nhyehyɛeɛ a Ahobanbɔ Wɔ.
• UK Akwahosan Ahobammɔ Dwumadibea (UKHSA, United Kingdom) ne Wiase Akwahosan Ahyehyɛde (WHO): Mmoa a Wɔde Mmoa Yɛmmea: Leptospirosis, Hantavirus (HFRS), ne Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Akwankyerɛ.
• United States Nneɛma a Atwa Yɛn Ho Ahyia Ho Banbɔ Dwumadibea (EPA, United States): Nnuru a Wɔde kum mmoawa a wɔakyerɛw wɔn din a wɔde kum mmoawa a wɔsɛe nnɔbae ne Safe Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Exclusion Standards.

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Akwankyerɛ ahorow a ɛfa ho¶

• Electrical ogya ne sparking outlets: nea wɔde siw ano ne ahobammɔ
• Electrical panel arcing ne ɔhyew a ɛboro so
• Attic ogya, exhaust fan a ɛyɛ hyew dodo, ne dryer vent ogya
• Skunk wɔ fie, bat wɔ dan mu, ne wuram mmoa a wɔde wɔn ho hyɛ mu
• Mpa so mmoawa ne mmoawa a wɔsɛe nnɔbae a emu yɛ den triage
• Emergency nɔma ahorow ho kyerɛwtohɔ