r/hantavirus

like guys omg im freaking out im crying im shaking im literally on edge like i saw a jpeg of a mouse on the internet in my own home and then my nose started itching and i think im getting sick oh my god this is literally 2020 all over again we're all gonna die oh my god guys do i have hantavirus oh god im shaking im literally shaking i think i have hantavirus guys

actually, wait i heard ebola is the newer thing? so in that case oh my god i saw a jpeg of an ebola virus online in the news oh my god i think i might have ebola AND hantavirus this is literally 2020 all over again oh god and

This is an insanely rare virus. No you don't. You don't have it. You never would have even thought about having it if recent events in the news weren't overplayed to hell.

Took a week off from work on early April because I began feeling symptoms after working on a few things in my garage. Long story short, I had to clean some stuff off the top floor of the garage. As I was cleaning up there, a bunch of little black dots kept falling on me. I didn’t make anything of it at the time so I just kept going and going.

Fast forward 2 hours later, i find myself googling what it can be and low and behold, it’s most likely mouse/rat feces. I was disgusted, distraught and puzzled. I began to panic. I immediately told my boss who told me I was to take a week off work and to not worry. And so I did.

Around day 6 of my first week off, I began feeling a bit of a headache so I immediately told my
Boss and he told me I was to take another week. Turns out the headache was just routine. The second week was almost over and I almost retuned back to work in mid April.

But, I actually have a sleep walking problem and so I woke up in the garage one night without even thinking. Immediately, I knew I had to take another 2 weeks off because I don’t know if I came in contact with the poop again.

So now it’s a months since I last go in to work and I had to tell my boss that I actually did get sick. To tell him the truth, that I actually went back into the garage and found feces on me again would be an alternative I was not ready to explore.

It is now early May, and at this point, my boss is waiting for me at work. I text him and tell him, listen, like I’m sorry I’ve missed so much work and that’s when he says it’s alright. Next thing I know, I realize i actually had a 2 weeks off vacation planned for May. I took the two weeks off. Vacation was great; got to spend time with my wife, her boyfriend and family. However, the least expected thing ever happened.

We were getting ready to pack things up to return back home. I went into the garage to pack my bags because that’s where we had left things at. Again. at this point I’m not sure I’ll ever step into a garage again. I took the flight back and promised this was the last 2 weeks I’d take off work ever. So now it’s June.

It is now almost July and I decided to take June off and call it a summer break. The boss hasn’t texted me since mid May but I actually can’t wait to go back to work. Just thought I’d share my story to see if anyone has gone through something similar.

Hey y'all,

I had to clear out old storage at work, which involved moving boxes and sliding things off shelves onto pallets, and much of the stuff was covered in rodent droppings. I had gloves on but didn't think to put on a mask. This happened 2 and 3 days ago (it's Sunday now, was working Thursday and Friday), and now I'm hyper-vigilant about the risk of exposure. I know I need to monitor for flu-like symptoms for the next eight weeks or so, but do you have guys have any particular advice? I have a bit of a stuffy nose right now and a sore throat which isn't uncommon for me since I'm in a dry area and sleep with my mouth open, but I'm mentally spiraling a little bit lol

Thank you for any advice you can give!