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As health officials fight to contain the deadly hantavirus tied to the MV Hondius cruise ship, they are relying on limited understanding of how it is spread, according to infectious disease experts. But this isn't the first outbreak of the Andes ...

Jake Rosmarin, one of the American passengers on the Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship, joins TODAY to speak out on entering quarantine at a hospital in Nebraska and recalls being stuck on the boat during the deadly outbreak. "It was definitely a wave ...

Global health officials are saying there are now 11 total cases of the deadly hantavirus but warning that number could go up as the virus can incubate for 42 days. American passengers from the cruise ship at the center of an outbreak are in isolation ...

The 18 Americans evacuated from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship arrived at medical facilities in Omaha and Atlanta. One passenger who tested mildly positive and another showing symptoms were placed in isolation. NBC News' Camila Bernal reports.

As Spain and France impose strict 42-day quarantines on cruise passengers exposed to hantavirus, U.S. officials say asymptomatic Americans may eventually continue isolation and symptom monitoring from home. NBC News' Aaron Gilchrist reports.

It's been assumed that the virus is contagious only if someone is in close contact with someone who's having symptoms.

The Supreme Court temporarily allowed full access to the abortion pill mifepristone while it considers a case that could limit availability of the drug. The court had earlier provisionally blocked a lower court decision that would have prevented the ...

Health officials provided an update from Omaha, Nebraska, after most of the American passengers aboard the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship Hondius arrived there for medical treatment. NBC News medical contributor Dr. Kavita Patel breaks down the key ...

Health officials provided an update from Omaha, Nebraska, after most of the American passengers aboard the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship Hondius arrived there for medical treatment. NBC News' Daniele Hamamdjian reports on the steps being taken by . ...

Dr. Ayesha Sherzai, neurologist and co-author of "The Alzheimer's Solution" joins TODAY's Jenna Bush Hager and Sheinelle Jones to break down the difference between brain fog and cognitive decline and shares simple ways to keep your brain healthy.