A serious incident recently occurred on a cruise ship where three people died following a suspected hantavirus outbreak. 

Hantaviruses are a group of viruses carried by rodents; they are transmitted to humans through inhalation of airborne particles from dried rodent droppings.

According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, hantaviruses cause two significant serious illnesses. The first affects lungs and can lead to severe respiratory failure. 

Conversely, the second- hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome-attacks on kidneys resulting in........

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