BurfordTJustice
2017-07-18 19:32:03 UTC
another reason to build a wall around Calif.
Man contracts hantavirus after staying in cabins at California park, family
says
A man was hospitalized with hantavirus, a rare and potentially fatal
rodent-borne respiratory disease he may have contracted after staying in
cabins at California parks, his family said.
Spencer Fly, 22, began having symptoms of the disease during the Fourth of
July weekend, his family told Fox 40. The family wrote on a crowdfunding
page they were camping at Lee Vining when Fry began having consistent
headaches over five days. One day, he woke up with a 104-degree fever.
"My mom, Haven Fry, and I insisted he return Sacramento with us not knowing
how fast this was going to progress," Fry's brother wrote.
"After a couple hours in the ER vomiting began and his lungs began to fill
with fluid. He was quickly rushed to the ICU where he has now been for 9
days," he added.
Fry remains in critical condition has he continues to battle the rare virus
that is usually spread through deer mice droppings. The 22-year-old worked
as a tour guide at Bodie State Park in California, a ghost town about 100
miles from Yosemite National Park.
The Department of Parks and Recreations has not confirmed Fry contracted the
disease during his stay at the state park, but his family said the guides
knew there were deer mice in the cabins.
California Department of Public Health reported one person died in 2011
after contracting the disease during his visit at Bodie State Park.
The family wrote an updated statement on Monday that Fry is "awake and able
to communicate" by writing on a whiteboard. Fry is breathing through a
ventilator on Sunday due to fluid in his lungs.
Hantavirus outbreak in Washington state killed three people and sickened two
others earlier this month. Along with deer mice droppings, the illness can
also spread to humans through contact with urine, saliva or nesting
materials of infected rodents, or by inhaling dust contaminated with the
virus.
Since 2012, at least 10 people have contracted the virus after visiting
Yosemite National park, Fox 40 reported.
The virus kills more than a third of its victims, but cannot be transmitted
from person to person.
Man contracts hantavirus after staying in cabins at California park, family
says
A man was hospitalized with hantavirus, a rare and potentially fatal
rodent-borne respiratory disease he may have contracted after staying in
cabins at California parks, his family said.
Spencer Fly, 22, began having symptoms of the disease during the Fourth of
July weekend, his family told Fox 40. The family wrote on a crowdfunding
page they were camping at Lee Vining when Fry began having consistent
headaches over five days. One day, he woke up with a 104-degree fever.
"My mom, Haven Fry, and I insisted he return Sacramento with us not knowing
how fast this was going to progress," Fry's brother wrote.
"After a couple hours in the ER vomiting began and his lungs began to fill
with fluid. He was quickly rushed to the ICU where he has now been for 9
days," he added.
Fry remains in critical condition has he continues to battle the rare virus
that is usually spread through deer mice droppings. The 22-year-old worked
as a tour guide at Bodie State Park in California, a ghost town about 100
miles from Yosemite National Park.
The Department of Parks and Recreations has not confirmed Fry contracted the
disease during his stay at the state park, but his family said the guides
knew there were deer mice in the cabins.
California Department of Public Health reported one person died in 2011
after contracting the disease during his visit at Bodie State Park.
The family wrote an updated statement on Monday that Fry is "awake and able
to communicate" by writing on a whiteboard. Fry is breathing through a
ventilator on Sunday due to fluid in his lungs.
Hantavirus outbreak in Washington state killed three people and sickened two
others earlier this month. Along with deer mice droppings, the illness can
also spread to humans through contact with urine, saliva or nesting
materials of infected rodents, or by inhaling dust contaminated with the
virus.
Since 2012, at least 10 people have contracted the virus after visiting
Yosemite National park, Fox 40 reported.
The virus kills more than a third of its victims, but cannot be transmitted
from person to person.