Arizona man who survived hantavirus 24 years ago, but lost mom and sister, says recent outbreak is "hard" to process

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Gilbert Zermeño, a photojournalist, contracted hantavirus 24 years ago, losing his mother and sister to the illness.
He describes processing news of a recent hantavirus outbreak as 'hard' and emotionally taxing.
Zermeño emphasizes that hantavirus is not spread easily between people and the risk to the public is very low.
He advises against panic, suggesting people research the illness and listen to medical professionals.
Health officials state there is no pandemic-level threat due to the low likelihood of human-to-human transmission.

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