Hantavirus — United States
SR feels lucky to be alive after several visits to the hospital in October [2020]. She had several symptoms that overlap with COVID-19, but was eventually diagnosed with a hantavirus [infection] — an extremely rare and often fatal disease.
“I had a high fever, headaches,” she said.
SR said her symptoms began a few days after a hiking and camping trip on the Colorado Trail. She took a COVID-19 test, which came back negative as her symptoms worsened. “I had low oxygen. I went to the
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