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In the world of infectious diseases, hantavirus remains relatively obscure until outbreaks occur. This virus, although rare, has the potential to cause severe respiratory and kidney diseases.
Hantavirus, the disease that killed Gene Hackman ’s wife, Betsy Arakawa, earlier this year, is on the rise. The Nevada Department of Health and Human Services and the Nevada Department of ...
Haunting risks There is no specific treatment for hantavirus; medical care is mostly supportive. The man ended up staying in the ICU for 40 days, gradually improving with all of the interventions.
A 52-year-old man was evaluated in a hospital in Argentina for fever and hypoxemic respiratory failure. Imaging showed pulmonary opacities, and the hematocrit was 56.9%. A diagnosis was made.
A 26-year-old Mammoth Mountain employee died from hantavirus. An investigation found mice droppings at the hotel where he worked.
Hantavirus is "rare but not unusual," said the Post. Deer mice, the sole source of the virus in the area, are widespread in the Eastern Sierra region, according to county health officials.
Hantavirus is "rare but not unusual," said the Post. Deer mice, the sole source of the virus in the area, are widespread in the Eastern Sierra region, according to county health officials.
Hantavirus recently made news headlines as the cause of death for Betsy Arakawa, the wife of actor Gene Hackman, but little is commonly known about it other than its connection to rodents.
The U.S. has been monitoring hantavirus since 1993. Although hantavirus is considered rare, the recent deaths in California — three in a short period of time — is worrying to health officials.
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.
Three deaths from hantavirus in Mammoth Lakes, California, including the wife of actor Gene Hackman, have raised concerns. Dr. Tom Boo noted the unusual timing and lack of clear infection sources ...