rodent
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Viruses in the hantavirus family usually spread to humans through contact with infected rodent urine, droppings or saliva.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
When the researchers tested the biomaterial in a rodent model of heart attack, they expected it to move through leaky blood vessels and into damaged tissue.
From Science Daily • May 5, 2026
Hantavirus is present around the world, and most at risk are people who come into contact with the droppings, urine or saliva of an infected rodent, usually in rural or mountainous areas.
From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026
Hantavirus exposure often occurs in enclosed or poorly ventilated spaces—homes, cabins or sheds—where rodent activity is present.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
Nobody says rodent quite the way Mrs. Brisbane does.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
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