Two people have died from the rodent-borne disease called hantavirus after staying in Yosemite National Park, suggesting that the California park hosts many rodents, especially mice, infected with the virus.
The virus kills 38 percent of infected people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, filling its victims' lungs with fluid and essentially drowning them.
The disease is rare — there have only been around 600 reported cases in history, said Dr. Bruce Hirsch, an infectious disease specialist at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, N.Y.
Continued: http://www.livescience.com/22849-hantavirus-deaths-yosemite-mice-infection.html
The virus kills 38 percent of infected people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, filling its victims' lungs with fluid and essentially drowning them.
The disease is rare — there have only been around 600 reported cases in history, said Dr. Bruce Hirsch, an infectious disease specialist at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, N.Y.
Continued: http://www.livescience.com/22849-hantavirus-deaths-yosemite-mice-infection.html
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