Coloradans urged to protect against hantavirus

As spring cleaning nears, state health officials are warning Coloradans to avoid exposure to hantavirus when opening up cabins, buildings, sheds and barns.
Hantavirus is a respiratory disease carried by deer mice. Deer mice are brown on top and white underneath. They have large ears relative to their head size. House mice are all gray and have small ears and don’t carry the disease.
Hantavirus is transmitted by inhaling dust contaminated with the virus in…