Final answer:
The family of viruses carried by rodents like the deer mouse and white-footed mouse is known as Hantavirus, which causes hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) and other diseases in humans. Option A is correct.
Step-by-step explanation:
The family of viruses carried by rodents such as the deer mouse, rice and cotton rats in the southeastern United States, and the white-footed mouse of the northeastern states is the Hantavirus.
Hantaviruses are responsible for causing major clinical syndromes such as hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) in North America and hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in other parts of the world. These viruses are transmitted to humans through inhalation of aerosols of rodent urine and feces.