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Facts about arenavirus infection:
  • Arenaviruses are spread from rodents directly to humans. Images
  • A person can contract the virus by:
    • Ingesting stool particles, getting urine or stool in a wound, or
    • Inhaling dust that contains stool particles.
    • Urine or stool enters a wound
  • Rarely, the virus spreads from one infected human to another.
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Last Updated: Mar 13, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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