Transmission risks

Many viruses spread through coughing, sneezing, contaminated food, or insect bites. Hantaviruses are different. They are primarily rodent-borne viruses, meaning they usually spread from infected rodents to people rather than…

Many people learn that Hantavirus infections usually come from contact with infected rodents, but they are often surprised to hear that one strain behaves differently. Andes virus is unique because…