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Spring Cleaning Could Expose You to Hantavirus A man in Richland County is recovering from a hantavirus infection. The virus is spread by rodents such as mice, and the Montana man was infected while he was out-of-state. However, the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) warned people that springtime provides more opportunity for the virus to spread, as people clean their cabins and sheds. Hantavirus is not common in Montana. However, infections do happen, according to a news release from DPHHS. Since 1993, there have been 45 cases of hantavirus in the state. However, ...

Can take six weeks to appear. there is evidence that the park population of deer mice which carry the virus has grown significantly. officials have been trapping and killing deer mice for a couple of weeks. the pentagon of those testing positive for the environmental has not changed there are a lot more mice which could be a greater rib of exposure. and health officials are looking for clues at the popular camp site where all but one of the nine cases originated. the mice were found in the insulated walls of the ten cabins and now 91 of the cabins are closed. how they contracted the virus with...

This outbreak could help patients in the future. >> it is my hope this will drive more interest in developing a drug or a vaccine that is effective against this deadly infection. >> officials now handing out the flyers with information on avoiding getting sick. it comes down to staying away from deer mice and their dropping. park attendance has dipped. people are not taking any chances. >>shepard: the centers for disease control now reports the death toll from west nile virus has reached 134. according to the centers for disease control, the number of cases jumped 19 percent last week. this ye...

Surviving because they can get on oxygen and improve your chances. it's caused by deer mice. the droppings dry, they get blown in the wind and the victims inhale it. 2,500 of these potential victims live outside of the united states. until people start presenting with sometime tops they can't get a focus of what other tent camps these people may have been in. do not be surprised authorities say if within days and weeks to come they don't expand the health warning other cams in and around yosemite. shannon: warnings for everyone who has been visiting there. thank you very much. former cop drew ...

Ground in the yosemite national park, two people are dead and two others have contracted a virus. health officials saying that brings the total number of infections to six. hanta virus is carried in the fecs e, urine and is a vie la of deer mice and other rodents. the centers for disease control warning 10,000 people who stayed between june 10 and august 24 could be at risk of developing hanta virus. infectious disease specialists say hanta virus has a six week incubation period and a mortality rate of 36%. more than a third of the people who get the disease will die. >> shortness of breath an...