Live long & prosper. And host pathogens.

"The white-footed deermouse Peromyscus leucopus, a long-lived rodent, is a key reservoir for agents of several zoonoses, including Lyme disease. While persistently infected, this deermouse is without apparent disability or diminished fitness"
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https://elifesciences.org/reviewed-preprints/90135

The white-footed deermouse, an infection tolerant reservoir for several zoonotic agents, tempers interferon responses to endotoxin in comparison to the mouse and rat