According to People, 9-year-old Fernando Hernandez was recently taken off life support after contracting hantavirus. This relatively rare but deadly virus is spread by contact with rodents such as mice or rats. Typically, people get hantavirus if they are bitten by an animal infected with it or have contact with the droppings of a rodent carrying the virus. The symptoms start out very subtle, similar to that of a cold. You might experience only coughing or shortness of breath, leading many to think it is nothing serious. Other times, people with hantavirus might suffer from a fever or nausea, thinking they have a bad bout of the flu. However, the infection moves quickly and will eventually cause fluid buildup in the lungs.
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