Preventing the spread of Beaver Fever is simple: wash your hands. Most of the time, this disease is spread through poor hygiene practices in places such as daycare centers. Washing your hands and sanitizing bathrooms and changing stations is the ideal way to prevent the spread of it.

Since the origin of this disease is generally in contaminated water, it’s best to keep kids out of freshwater areas that beavers inhabit. There are other ways to be infected with it (i.e. other animals, handling fecal matter), but being aware of its presence and common locale will help prevent the initial infection and spread. Luckily, it’s not a life-threatening disease. You’ll just be uncomfortable for about a week.