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indicators. CDC tried to follow suit with the original rodent-borne Hantavirus and named it Muerto Canyon Virus for the location in the Southwest where original outbreak cases originated. Unfortunately naming a virus after a "Death Canyon" was not a good choice when working with Navajo and other Native Americans for whom discussing "death" is simply culturally unacceptable. So, they renamed it "SIN NOMBRE Virus" (no name virus)... A fascinating bit of trivia that underscores the need for sensitivity on these matters.