The most common place to find bats in homes are the gable vents. These vents are slated pieces of wood attached to the attic to aid in ventilation.

Histoplasmosis is a respiratory disease caused by a fungal spore, histoplasma capsulatum, found in bird and bat droppings. This disease primarily affects the lungs and can resemble tuberculosis. There is no cure for Histo. once contracted by a human.