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Two more Yosemite visitors stricken with deadly virus Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:20 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Two more visitors to Yosemite National Park have been diagnosed with a deadly rodent-borne virus, raising the total number of people infected in the unusual outbreak to six, California public health officials said Thursday. Two men died from the rare lung disease called hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, and four other people survived the rodent-borne illness. Most of the ... Prenatal exposure to chemicals from household items may lead to obesity ANI via Yahoo! India News Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:13 PM PDT Washington, August 31(ANI): Women who are highly exposed to common environmental chemicals - polyfluoroalkyl compounds (PFCs) - during pregnancy have babies that are smaller at birth and larger at 20 months of age, according to a study from Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health. 2 more Yosemite visitors have mouse-borne virus Associated Press via Yahoo! News Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:05 PM PDT Two more Yosemite National Park visitors have been found with a mouse-borne virus blamed for the deaths of two people, bringing the total number of infections to six, state health officials said Thursday.

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