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China records a new case of another pandemic called HantaVirus

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What is Hantavirus and how does it spread The Centre for Disease Control says that the virus is spread mainly from rodents. It goes on to say that infection with any of the hantavirus can cause hantavirus disease in people. Even when the world is trying to find a cure for the dreaded   coronavirus   pandemic, a report in   Global Times   said that a man from   China 's Yunnan province died from Hantavirus while on a bus to the Shandong province. All the fellow passengers on the bus have been tested for the virus. What is Hantavirus?  The Centre for Disease Control says that the virus is spread mainly from rodents. It goes on to say that infection with any of the hantavirus can cause hantavirus disease in people. "Hantaviruses in the Americas are known as “New World”  hantaviruses  and may cause hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS). Other hantaviruses, known as “Old World” hantaviruses, are found mostly in Europe and Asia and may cause hemorrhagic fever with ren