The animals lived in complete isolation in a special building. And no scientists or visitors were allowed in, unless they were disinfected, their clothing along with them. The disinfectant was the acrid-smelling household cleaner known as Lysol. To come into the research building, you had to wear rubber boots and an overcoat, which was hosed with Lysol as you walked by. Then you sloshed through a passageway that was three inches deep in the liquid. By the time you reached the ferrets, you reeked of Lysol but, presumably, were germ-free.
