See also: Hantavirus found in shocking number of Pacific Northwest rodents | Scientific American https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/northwest/shocking-number-of-pnw-rodents-may-carry-hantavirus-research-says/
Geez I've been lucky: we had a string of mouse infestations, and I spent hours cleaning up in our crawl space. Pretty sure we've found and sealed up their egress, no more for about a year now. Knock on wood.