Cruise ship passengers return to US
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Hantaviruses have long incubation periods, meaning the time between when a person is exposed and starts showing symptoms can be weeks or even months.
Hantavirus has been making headlines after an outbreak linked to a cruise ship was associated with at least three deaths. It's been confirmed that Andes virus -- a type of hantavirus that causes cardiopulmonary syndrome and is capable of human-to-human transmission -- is responsible.
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Health officials confirmed one American has tested positive for the virus while asymptomatic, while another is showing symptoms.
The Americans who were possibly exposed to hantavirus on a cruise ship are back in the U.S. in quarantine. Sixteen passengers are at University of Nebraska Medical Center, while two others are at Emory University in Atlanta.