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Preventing Hantavirus Disease
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September, 1994 
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Dr. Peters Dr. PETERS:
Actually the chances of your getting Hantavirus infection are very low.
Laboratory worker with pan of mice in traps If you compare the number of infected rodents that we've seen to the number of cases, its really an uncommon event.
Family enjoying iced tea outdoors Occasionally more than one person in a family will get the disease, but that's extremely rare.
Dr. Peters Man emptying dog food As a matter of fact its not a common disease in this country at all. We've only found about 50 Americans who've been infected within the last year.

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