 I told her that if indeed the rats were carriers of infection and she received a zoonotic infection from exposure to the rats, that she could be in ongoing continuing danger and her children could also potentially be exposed to a potentially lethal infection. 
I told her that if indeed the rats were carriers of infection and she received a zoonotic infection from exposure to the rats , that she could be in ongoing continuing danger and her children could also potentially be exposed to a potentially lethal infection .