Hantavirus on small cruise ship may have been spread by human contact
The deaths of three people aboard a small cruise ship during a suspected outbreak of hantavirus demonstrate the potential deadliness of the rodent-borne illness. "Once somebody gets sick, once somebody comes in contact with hantavirus, they can develop severe illness fairly quickly," said Neil Mania
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