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

Experts are sounding the alarm over the spread of a rare, deadly rodent virus that killed Gene Hackman's wife Betsy Arakawa.

A Coconino County, Arizona health official confirmed a case of Hantavirus at Grand Canyon National Park. Hantavirus is rare, ...

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

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

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

A 50-plus year old Douglas County woman was hospitalized for a confirmed second case of hantavirus this summer, Carson City ...

The first Douglas County case of hantavirus in four years was reported by Carson City Health and Human Services on Wednesday.

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 ...

Hantavirus cases can occur year-round, but the peak seasons for reported cases in the United States are spring and early summer — which coincide with the reproductive seasons for deer mice.