However, sometimes deer mice can pass the virus to people. Humans can contract hantavirus if they inhale airborne particles released from an infected rodent’s urine, saliva, or feces.

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

released. 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 ...

Hantavirus is carried by rodents, particularly deer mice, and spreads to humans when they breathe in air contaminated with viral particles from rodent urine, saliva or droppings.

While most U.S. cases are linked to deer mice in the Western United States, fatalities have been recorded as early as March. Public Health in Mono County, California provides free N-95 masks for ...

Infected deer mice live throughout Washington, the Washington State Department of Health said. People who come into contact with deer mouse droppings, urine, saliva, or nesting materials can be at ...

However, sometimes deer mice can pass the virus to people. Humans can contract hantavirus if they inhale airborne particles released from an infected rodent’s urine, saliva, or feces.

Mono County Public Health in California has confirmed a third death related to hantavirus in Mammoth Lakes. Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome is a rare but potentially deadly illness primarily spread ...