Trish Tipton wrote: They
> said there is a virus (much like the Hanta virus) that lives in dried rat
> and
> mouse droppings.


Weils disease [leptospirosis] information

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/leptospirosis_g.htm
http://www.caving.org.uk/wdic/


Also news item "Rat Urine Kills Golfer"
http://www.amireland.com/pps/ppspag/news.html#anchor1828679