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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So.

Biologist here.

You almost need to sleep on a bed of rodent droppings to catch hantavirus. Meaning, the dose of droppings needs to be extreme to catch it, which is why it's so rare. This is why it's usually caught by hikers who sleep outdoors - not the day hiker who happens to sit in a pile of infected leaves and eat a sandwich.

The authorities haven't said a word, but I'd be interested in the cleanliness of their home, and her state of mind. No sane person, unless perhaps they're a hoarder, lives in such a way in their own home to cause a hantavirus infection.
I doubt at her age and with her husband, that they were camping overnight in the woods...

And dehydration was probably a factor in the death of Gene and the dog. The media just isn't very accurate and the experts are cagey. But obviously you die from thirst before you die from lack of food.

I will also note that a relative of Gene's denied he had advanced Alzheimer's. It's sadly typical of some people that they feel shame and the need to hide such diagnoses, but it only ends up confusing everyone. I am glad the salient points of the medical report were publicly disclosed. That relative must be feeling pretty foolish now.

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This is just wrong. Hantavirus is rare and yes you’re more likely to get it indoors, but as this article discussing an outbreak at Yosemite makes clear, you can catch it outside and you certainly don’t have to be writhing in a bed of it.

https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2012/08/104306/hantavirus-be-careful-not-fearful[/quote]

I know someone who got hantavirus from sweeping up their garage and around the outside of their house.[/quote]

Just curious...do people in those areas not have regular exterminator/pest control?[/quote]

They lived in a semi rural area. There are deer mice everywhere in the New Mexico countryside, so exterminating the ones in your house just makes room for the ones outside to come in (usually looking for water). Mice can enter through the tiniest holes you can imagine, and it’s very common for it to be an ongoing battle, especially in arid places.  Besides, the articles said there were no signs of mice in the house, but there were in outbuildings. [/quote]

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