Three People Dead from Hanta Virus

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By Julie Katz - email

YOSEMITE, Calif. - A third person has died after contracting the Hanta virus at Yosemite National Park.

The warning for the potentially deadly virus has been extended to 39 other countries.

The virus was first found in rat droppings in cloth tents in the Curry Village area of Yosemite.

It's spread by touching and breathing in infected air particles.

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