I have totally lost count on the number of strange and suspicious viral, and bacterial outbreaks in the past few week.  I know it’s my job, but it has just been insane.  Please refer to all the posts under my “Viri, bacteria, plagues, disease” category.  Good stuff in there, it I have to say so myself.

That being the case, this story is close to my heart, in that my heart was about 20 feet from where this happened.  In Curry Village, located in the Yosemite National Park, one man died, a woman was hospitalized from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.  Last year the staff of the FFP took a little vacay to Curry Village.  I didn’t see any Deer Mice, but I did hear non-rodent growls in the middle of the night (That is a true story).

According to the CDC website,  587 cases of this “rare” disease have been reported since 1993, and the death rate is 33%.  That is two a month.  Obviously bears are a bigger concern, however this disease should be taken seriously.