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September 07, 2012 · News

Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome Symptoms and Prevention: Third Fatality Contracted in Yosemite National Park, Warning Up to 22,000 Visitors [SEE VIDEO]

A third person has died from hantavirus, the rodent-carried disease that has been plaguing visitors at Yosemite National Park. The total number of infected people is at eight and health officials have upped the warning from 10,000 visitors to 22,000 Thursday. Health officials said that the virus is not contained to just one area of the park.

by Lena Vazifdar