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Man Who Died On Bus In China Tests Positive For Rodent-Spread Hantavirus Man Who Died On Bus In China Tests Positive For Rodent-Spread Hantavirus
Man Who Died On Bus In China Tests Positive For Rodent-Spread Hantavirus Reports on the death of a man due to a virus transmitted from rodents near where the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak began in China sparked concerns, but scientists are saying it's not nearly as dangerous a virus. Hantavirus claimed the life of the man after he was reportedly bitten by a rat, leading officials to perform additional tests of dozens of people who had traveled with him on a bus, where he died. However, unlike the COVID-19 outbreak, Americans have very little to worry about with the hantavirus, which cannot be transmitted between people and is more commonly contracted by …

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