United States: The infectious Hantavirus killed another victim in the isolated Mammoth Lakes area, while health officials previously attributed the sometimes-fatal illness to Betsy Arakawa, who was Gene Hackman’s wife.
More about the news
The Mono County Health & Human Services issued a statement through theiHantavirus communication to announce a young adult succumbed to the illness.
According to Dr. Tom Boo, the county’s public health officer, “We don’t have a clear sense of where this young adult may have contracted the virus,” ktla.com reported.
“The home had no evidence of mouse activity. We observed some mice in the workplace, which is not unusual for indoor spaces this time of year in Mammoth Lakes. We haven’t identified any other activities in the weeks before the illness that would have increased this person’s exposure to mice or their droppings,” as the expert reported.
About Hantavirus
The spread of Hantavirus occurs when people make contact with rodents or their urine or feces throughout the world.
Transmissions of this virus between people never occur. The absence of a cure for the illness requires immeHantaviruscal assistance as an early diagnosis helps patients survive.
When a person contracts this infection, it can quickly transform into a dangerous medical condition.
As Dr. Sonja Bartolome of UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas stated, “It really starts like the flu: body aches, feeling poorly overall,” as ktla.com reported.
“Early in the illness, you really may not be able to tell the difference between hantavirus and having the flu,” he continued.
What are the officials stating?
According to the CDC, hantavirus infection leads to a dangerous lung condition known as hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.
The three Mono County fatalities resulted from this syndrome that deer mice transmit to individuals, according to health officials.
The Hantavirus exposure risk increases when Boo observes high deer mouse populations in the Mammoth Lakes area.
Boo, mentioned deer mouse count are beHantavirusbe high in the current year in the Mammoth Lakes area while considering “an increase in indoor mice elevates the risk of Hantavirus exposure.”
Moreover, as Boo described, three of the deaths reported in the county so far are not believed that them “engaged in activities typically associated with exposure, such as cleaning out poorly ventilated indoor areas or outbuildings with a lot of mouse waste.”