Do field mice carry disease?

Diseases carried by mice include, but are not limited too, the following: Bubonic plague - Mice are not infected with plague as often as rats, but infections do occur. This disease is spread to humans by fleas. Plague is usually fatal within a few days of infection. read more

Field mice and other rodents are known carriers of the bacterium Francisella tularensis, which causes the disease tularemia. Humans become infected by handling infected mice or their carcasses, via the bite of an infected tick or fly, inhaling airborne bacterium, or by consuming contaminated food or water. read more