Hantavirus spreads through the urine, droppings, or saliva of wild rodents (California Department of Public Health) Three people have died from Hantavirus in Mammoth Lakes, California, a small ...

open image in gallery Hantavirus is a virus that spreads through the urine, droppings, or saliva of wild rodents, including deer mice, and can cause serious disease in humans (California ...

The extremely rare disease, which is spread by rodents, claimed the life of Gene Hackman's wife, Betsy Arakawa, in New Mexico in February.

Public health officials have confirmed the third death attributed to the rare hantavirus in less than two months in the small mountain ... believed to be linked to deer mice, which are prevalent ...