A park employee at the Grand Canyon was exposed to hantavirus, and a separate case of exposure to rabies in the park has also ...

Hantavirus is primarily spread by deer mice, which are prevalent in the Grand Canyon area. The virus can cause a host of ...

NEW RESEARCH FROM UNM REVEALING HANTAVIRUS COMMONLY LINKED TO DEER MICE, HAS BEEN FOUND IN 30 SMALL MAMMAL SPECIES IN NEW MEXICO, INCLUDING RODENTS LIKE GROUND SQUIRRELS, CHIPMUNKS, GOPHERS AND ...

However, the positive news is that hantavirus has never spread from person to person in North America. “Person-to-person ...

The illness often begins with flu-like symptoms like fever, fatigue and muscle aches and can rapidly progress to severe ...

Hantavirus is mainly carried by the deer mouse, which typically lives in rural areas west of the Mississippi River, such as Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and California.

People become infected with hantavirus when they breathe in air contaminated with the virus. Particles of the virus are usually found in the air from deer mice urine, saliva and droppings.

Hantavirus, the disease that caused the death of Betsy Arakawa, actor Gene Hackman’s wife, has claimed the lives of three people in California. Experts weigh in on the deadly virus.

Deer mice can be found throughout California, according to the state public health department, and they spread the most common hantavirus that causes hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, said the ...

Hantavirus is a rare but potentially deadly respiratory illness spread by infected deer mice. Humans catch the illness from exposure to rodent droppings or urine, but the risk is low, even if you ...

A park employee at the Grand Canyon was exposed to hantavirus, and a separate case of exposure to rabies in the park has also been confirmed.

All have vast rural areas where deer mice thrive. Hantavirus attacks the lungs and kidneys.