rodent

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Researchers speculate they likely got infected during an activity in which they were exposed to a rodent carrying the disease or its excrement.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

Hantaviruses are a group of viruses that can cause severe illness in people, typically passed along through contact with an infected rodent.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Hantavirus typically spreads from rodents, with people infected by breathing in air contaminated with virus particles from rodent urine, droppings, or saliva.

From BBC • May 7, 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

“An act? No. If anybody is acting, it’s us. She’s as real as”—he looked around; he picked up the tiny, wedgelike skull of Barney, a 60-million-year-old Paleocene rodent, and held it up—“as real as Barney.”

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli