Trending: Hantavirus kills man in China

New Delhi: After the outbreak of coronavirus, the new virus originates in China which claimed one life on Monday is creating chaos. 

A resident of Yunnan Province was travelling to Shandong for work on Bus when he died. 

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China's national English language newspaper Global Times took to Twitter and posted the news. They wrote: A person from Yunnan Province died while on his way back to Shandong Province for work on a chartered bus on Monday. He was tested positive for #hantavirus. Other 32 people on bus were tested.

More harmful then Coronavirus?
Hantavirus is not like coronavirus. It is not communicable from humans to humans but rather from rodents to humans. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), hantaviruses are a family of viruses which are spread mainly by rodents and can cause varied diseases in people.

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Causes and Symptoms of Hantavirus:
The virus spreads infeated rodents to humans. The main symptoms of the virus are as follow: 
1. High Fever greater
2. Nausea and vomiting
3. Dry cough 
4. Breathing difficulty
5. Abdominal pain (With Reuters input)

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