Sin Nombre hantavirus has all the following characteristics, except

A. it is transmitted by aerosol transmission from rodent excreta.
B. its reservoir is human carriers.
C. the first U.S. outbreak occurred in 1993 in the Southwest.
D. the symptoms are abrupt fever, lung edema, respiratory distress, and hypotension.
E. it is a zoonosis.


Answer: B

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