Hantavirus hits Yosemite NP, 2 dead 1700 possible exposed

[SassyWindsor]

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-...tavirus-death/


Friends of mine emailed me this explaining they had been in the area camping. Seen the post on tick disease and thought I'd just pass it along.

[Cookerhiker]

I spent 9 nights in Yosemite August 9-17, all but one of which was up at Tuolumne Meadows. One day we did an 18 mile slackpack down to the Yosemite Valley and spent the night in one of the Curry Village tent cabins. Didn't hear any rumors or warnings at the time, no symptoms afterwards, didn't see any mice. But it makes you wonder...

[SassyWindsor]

I remember reading about a case of an AT hiker that died from HPS in VA.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00033796.htm

A Va Tech research student died from HPS in 2004. Not AT hiking as the guy above. http://www.roanoke.com/columnists/hart/7617.html

[canoe]

That some really bad stuff. Time to bring in some snakes to take care of dem mice

[Sarcasm the elf]

That some really bad stuff. Time to bring in some snakes to take care of dem mice

Just don't tell 10-K if you do that. If he found out he'd probably start hiking with a mongoose.

[canoe]

The old man who was hiking the AT was discharged. He did not die

[canoe]

Just don't tell 10-K if you do that. If he found out he'd probably start hiking with a mongoose.

Bring is the mongoose too

[Sarcasm the elf]

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-...tavirus-death/


Friends of mine emailed me this explaining they had been in the area camping. Seen the post on tick disease and thought I'd just pass it along.

So that just sucks. Do you know if it can be transmitted from one person to another? If so, I worry that the 5-6 weeks incubation period prior to symptoms emerging would increase the likelihood that it could spread to other areas. (But then again, I worry about a lot of things...)

[Water Rat]

Just don't tell 10-K if you do that. If he found out he'd probably start hiking with a mongoose.

The mongoose is fierce!

[canoe]

The mongoose is fierce!

Do they eat mice...

[Water Rat]

Do they eat mice...

Yep... And snakes!

[Water Rat]

The mongoose is fierce, but not as fierce as the honeybadger! Honey Badger is just plain evil!

[Sarcasm the elf]

The mongoose is fierce, but not as fierce as the honeybadger! Honey Badger is just plain evil!

On second thought, bring the snakes. When mongoose are introduced to a new area, they always cause more problems than they solve, and honey badger don't care about hantavirus.

[Train Wreck]

The mongoose is fierce, but not as fierce as the honeybadger! Honey Badger is just plain evil!

Honey Badger don't care

[Water Rat]

Honey Badger don't care

Ha ha... You've seen the videos, too? Maybe Loner can go take videos of honey badgers after his trip. I think he could do a nice job of filming and narration. Maybe honey badgers on the AT!

[Train Wreck]

Ha ha... You've seen the videos, too? Maybe Loner can go take videos of honey badgers after his trip. I think he could do a nice job of filming and narration. Maybe honey badgers on the AT!

I think we need to adopt one to mind the cafe. Woops, wrong thread, sorry!

[10-K]

Just don't tell 10-K if you do that. If he found out he'd probably start hiking with a mongoose.

I would too.

[Water Rat]

I think we need to adopt one to mind the cafe. Woops, wrong thread, sorry!

Psstt... Check out the cafe.

[Sarcasm the elf]

In all honesty, this story is worth following, shall we move the thread drift back to the hiker cafe?

[Water Rat]

Done. Back to the original thread...