Day: September 11, 2026
What Should You Know About a Virus Hantavirus Outbreak?
A virus hantavirus outbreak can cause public concern. However, understanding how hantavirus spreads can reduce unnecessary fear. Hantavirus refers to a group of viruses carried mainly by rodents. People can become infected after contact with infected rodents or contaminated materials. Some hantaviruses can cause serious respiratory illness. Others can affect the kidneys and cause different
Hantavirus Could Mice Droppings Cause Serious Illness?
Rodent nests and dead mice found near the New Mexico home where actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa died have raised questions about hantavirus and how people can become infected. Health officials confirmed that Arakawa, 65, died from a respiratory illness linked to hantavirus. Investigators later found evidence of rodents in several detached