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Virus-containing urine is a common contaminant of food and water supplies. The presence of virus particles in the urine is called viruria. Hantaviruses and arenaviruses that infect rodents cause persistent viruria. Consequently, humans may be infected by exposure to dust that contains dried urine from infected rodents. A few human viruses, including the polyomaviruses JC and BK, and the prevalent herpesvirus, cytomegalovirus, reproduce in the kidneys and are shed in urine.