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Can you get the hantavirus from old magazines that could have at one point had mice droppings on or near them? they were a little dusty.
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Possible,: but not probable. Hanta virus is somewhat geographically limited and not all rodents are infected. I wouldn't waste a lot of time worrying about acquiring this disease.
Answered 4/7/2019
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