Bubonic plague
Hanta virus
West Nile virus
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Hanta, the plague, and west nile, oh my!
This summer has been an especially interesting time for unusual infectious diseases. I'm sure you have heard of some of this, but here are 3 short articles about cases by three microbes--hanta virus, plague bacteria, and the west nile virus. Check out the links and comment about what you think about these. Imagine yourself in your future as a health care provider. Maybe you will be the one to make the connection between the victim and the disease that you remembered back from your micro class!
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Super scary about the Hantavirus. My friend worked as a firer fighter up in Mammoth. 3 people ended up dying and the firer fighters had to incinerate the cabin where the patients had been staying.
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I found a new more recent article that states that the Yosemite Hantavirus cases are not connected to the Eastern Sierra.
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"The recent spate of Hantavirus-caused deaths in Yosemite National Park does not mean a spate of Hantavirus-caused deaths in Mono County."
Christina M/W