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First, hantavirus is a family of viruses that typically spreads to humans from rodent droppings or urine such as when someone inhales particles near infected rodents.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
In the known cases of human-to-human hantavirus transmission, the only rodent involved is the one that caused the first infection.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Hantavirus is initially contracted by humans through inhalation of particles contaminated with the urine, feces or saliva of a rodent.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
Nature recovery programme Cumbria Connect said it could confirm rumours of the animals being spotted in and around the River Lowther in Eden - the first wild population of the semi-aquatic rodent in the county.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Aunt Lydia pressed her hand over her mouth of a dead rodent.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
Vocabulary lists containing rodent
Animals (Zoology) - Introductory
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