A SECOND PERSON HAS DIED IN NEW MEXICO THIS YEAR FROM THE HANTAVIRUS. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS IT WAS A 30 YEAR OLD MAN FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY. EARLIER THIS YEAR A 54 YEAR OLD CIBOLA COUNTY MAN DIED FROM THE VIRUS.
THE DEPARTMENT IS ALSO REPORTING AN 84 YEAR OLD SANTA FE COUNTY MAN IS CURRENTLY HOSPITALIZED. CONTACT WITH RODENT URINE, DROPPINGS OR SALIVA, PRIMARILY BY BREATHING IN THE AEROSOLIZED VIRUS, IS HOW IT’S SPREAD.
