deer mouse
noun
: any of various mice (genus Peromyscus) of North and Central America
especially
: one (P. maniculatus) widely distributed in forests and grasslands of North America
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Hantavirus is a rare but potentially deadly respiratory illness spread by infected deer mice.
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Julia Ries, Health, 26 Apr. 2025
The symptoms usually develop weeks after breathing in air contaminated by infected deer mice.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2025
However, sometimes deer mice can pass the virus to people.
—Julia Ries, Health, 26 Apr. 2025
Hantavirus infections were found in the deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) living around the homes of those who were ill.
—Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Hantavirus primarily spreads through wild rodents Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, a disease caused the Hantavirus, was typically spread by wild rodents, primarily the deer mouse.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 1 July 2024
The abundance of rain meant that there was more food available for the deer mice, whose populations exploded.
—Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
In New Mexico, where Arakawa and Hackman lived, the most common carrier of hantavirus is the deer mouse, a small creature with a white underbelly, large eyes and oversize ears.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2025
Careful epidemiologic investigation found deer mice nesting in the foam of the tent walls.
—Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Julia Ries, Health, 26 Apr. 2025
The symptoms usually develop weeks after breathing in air contaminated by infected deer mice.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2025
However, sometimes deer mice can pass the virus to people.
—Julia Ries, Health, 26 Apr. 2025
Hantavirus infections were found in the deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) living around the homes of those who were ill.
—Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Hantavirus primarily spreads through wild rodents Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, a disease caused the Hantavirus, was typically spread by wild rodents, primarily the deer mouse.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 1 July 2024
The abundance of rain meant that there was more food available for the deer mice, whose populations exploded.
—Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
In New Mexico, where Arakawa and Hackman lived, the most common carrier of hantavirus is the deer mouse, a small creature with a white underbelly, large eyes and oversize ears.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2025
Careful epidemiologic investigation found deer mice nesting in the foam of the tent walls.
—Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Deer mouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deer%20mouse. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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