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What is Hantavirus and who is at risk?Ask Hanna

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently announced that up to 10,000 people who visited Yosemite National Park this summer were at risk for developing an infection caused by Hantavirus. Most of these potential victims stayed in the Park’s tent-cabins that, unbeknownst to Park authorities, had been infested with mice that carry the potentially fatal […]

What is Hantavirus and who is at risk?

Why do some people have to be put on a ventilator?Ask Hanna

Have you ever wondered why a person needs to be on a ventilator? Ok, so maybe you haven’t. Now that you think about it, though, do you know why? Well, it’s usually one of two reasons – either their lungs are damaged and they need help getting air in and out of them, or their […]

Why do some people have to be put on a ventilator?

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