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Hantavirus warning to 1,700 Yosemite campers
'Yosemite National Park is warning 1,700 visitors who stayed in some of its tent cabins this summer that they may have been exposed to a deadly virus.
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome has been blamed for the deaths of two campers who stayed in an area of the park.
The first death was reported earlier this month, and one of the victims was identified as a 37-year-old man from the San Francisco Bay area.' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19405641
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome has been blamed for the deaths of two campers who stayed in an area of the park.
The first death was reported earlier this month, and one of the victims was identified as a 37-year-old man from the San Francisco Bay area.' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19405641
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Words of wisdom from Big Chief: Flush twice, it's a long way to the Mess Hall
I'd rather have my sister work in a whorehouse than own another Taurus!
before they let the tourists in.
Come on now Ned, these people were staying in canvas and wood cabins in a national park. Not a five star hotel in a big city. I don't think they could completely control the deer mice any more than they could comb all the tics out of the trees or filter all of the mosquito's out of the air. It's unfortunate but when you spend time outside, you're bound to come in contact with nature.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19447160
‘There is no known cure for the virus, spread by infected rodent droppings. Symptoms can take up to six weeks to show and one third of cases are fatal.
The virus is carried in rodent faeces, urine and saliva. When it dries out and mixes with dust, it can be inhaled by humans, especially in small, stuffy spaces.’
― Douglas Adams