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How contagious is hantavirus?


Hantavirus, a rare disease typically caused by exposure to infected rodents’ urine or feces, is suspected in the deaths of AT LEAST three people after an outbreak aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Only one hantavirus is known to have spread from person to person. CNN’s Jacqueline Howard reports.


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