SAN FRANCISCO - From the Waterton/Glacier Guide comes practical advice about Hantavirus. Here it is, from the summer/1995 guide to Glacier National Park."Deer mice and other rodents (including ground squirrels) are possible carriers of a newly-recognized acute respiratory disease. It affects the lungs and is caused by a virus of the Hantavirus family. The most likely source of infection is from rodent urine and droppings inhaled as aerosols or dust."Avoid areas where rodents may congregate such as
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