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- Health officials say a suspected hantavirus is on a ship.
- Three passengers have died from a serious breathing illness.
- Other passengers and crew are also feeling sick now.
- Doctors and health teams are checking everyone on board.
- Officials have not said the ship name yet.
- They are testing people and tracing contacts on board.
- Some animals can pass the virus to people in places.
- Experts want to know if people can spread it.
Difficult words
- hantavirus — a virus that can cause a serious illness
- passenger — person who travels on a vehiclepassengers
- official — person who works for the government or authorityofficials
- test — check people for a disease or problemtesting
- trace — find people who had contact with someonetracing
- crew — people who work on a ship or plane
- spread — move or pass a disease to other people
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Discussion questions
- Have you ever been on a ship?
- What would you do if you felt sick on a ship?
- Do you think animals can make people sick?
