Hantavirus — United States
A northeast North Dakota woman has died after falling ill to a rare disease that’s spread by infected rodent droppings, urine and saliva, the state Department of Health said Monday, 27 Aug [2018].
The unidentified adult woman fell ill to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome [HPS]. People can develop [an infection leading to] HPS by breathing air that’s contaminated with the virus when fresh rodent droppings, urine or nesting materials are disturbed, but it’s not transmitted from person to
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