Hantaviruses are a family of viruses spread mainly by rodents.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention state that hantavirus is a family of the virus spread from rodents causing disease in people worldwide.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention state that hantavirus is a family of the virus spread from rodents causing disease in people worldwide.Rodents are the main cause of the spread of hantavirus worldwide. In America, this virus is known as 'New World' hantavirus and may cause hantavirus pulmonary syndrome and others are known as 'Old World' hantavirus which is mostly found in Europe and Asia and may cause hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome.

People get transmitted with hantavirus when the infected rodents shed the virus in their urine, droppings, and saliva. This virus gets transmitted to people when they breathe in air contaminated with the virus.

If a rodent with the virus bites someone, the virus might get transmitted but this type of transmission is very rare.

Scientists believe that people may get the virus if they touch or eat food something that has been contaminated with rodent urine, droppings or saliva.

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