Rat died house,must i get rid of everything now,and have large garden?

hi everyone,i have been away for a year,and when i came back i found a dead rat in the house,can there be a disease in the house now?i also had one room full of storage and clothes thats where it was,must i throw away all my clothes now?i have very good pageant dresses i dont know what to do im soo upset,i have a large garden that hasnt been maintained in over a year,do you have to cut it regularly to prevent this from happening again,i dint know if there could me more or not,i dint know how this happened,i think my brother had left food from a party here while i was away,could i catch rabies or wiles disease,please advise im so upset and embarrassed this has happened,thank youRat died house,must i get rid of everything now,and have large garden?
Firstly you must dispose of this dead rodent, in a sealed plastic bag. You provided every comfort and protection for this vermin. Cover in the garden in the form of the high grass. Obvious access to the house. Food and warmth from the storage. It probably died of thirst. There may be more uninvited guests still in the house, check this out. Wash everything in the house that this creature may have urinated on. Then dis-infect the whole area with an undiluted disinfected spray. Finally find out how this vermin accessed the house and shut it offRat died house,must i get rid of everything now,and have large garden?
First--calm down. You've posted multiple questions on this forum in the past four hours!





You're more likely to contract disease from a live rat than a dead one. So in that sense, the dead rat is good news.





If you haven't already, dispose of the thing. Use gloves.





Regular laundry detergent should take care of any pathogens on the clothes. Dry cleaning likewise. Once you clean your clothes, you shouldn't have any worries about them.





Check for rodent droppings around the house, especially behind furniture and appliances. Be sure to open all the drawers and cupboards in the kitchen. Steam-clean carpets--call Wal-Mart, Home Depot and Lowe's to see if they rent steam cleaners. Mop hard floors with any good cleaner, and use antibacterial cleaner to sponge counters and drawers.





It sounds like you really don't like rodents, so rather than buying poison etc. you might call an exterminator instead and ask for a *free* estimate to eliminate any critters still lurking around. Call two or three and go with the company you feel comfortable with. Good luck!