Incurable rat disease kills four people as health officials issue urgent alert amid ‘very serious’ surge in cases
FOUR people in the US have died this year after being infected with an incurable disease spread by rats.
They were all diagnosed with hantavirus, a family of viruses that kill around 38 per cent of patients and spread via rodent droppings.
GettyHantaviruses are spread by rodents such as rats[/caption] GettyParts of the US have seen a rise in cases in humans[/caption]It typically only causes around 30 cases per year in the US but some parts of the country are recording a surge in the disease.
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