Hantavirus cases from cruise ship outbreak rise to 11
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The individual linked to the first known case has been named locally while investigators trace the global spread of the disease.
Hantaviruses have long incubation periods, meaning the time between when a person is exposed and starts showing symptoms can be weeks or even months.
Two Maryland residents are being monitored for potential hantavirus exposure, according to the Maryland Department of Health.
Health officials confirmed one American has tested positive for the virus while asymptomatic, while another is showing symptoms.
An unusual hantavirus outbreak at sea is drawing global focus to a rare rodent-borne disease capable of causing severe lung or kidney failure.
Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel reports live on 18 Americans exposed to Hantavirus, with 16 isolating in Nebraska and 2 in Georgia. Dr. Siegel reacts to Dr. Jeffrey Gold, University of Nebraska President,
Hantavirus has been making headlines after an outbreak linked to a cruise ship was associated with at least three deaths. It's been confirmed that Andes virus-- a type of hantavirus that causes cardiopulmonary syndrome and is capable of human-to-human transmission -- is responsible.