Photojournalist Gilbert Zermeño Survives Hantavirus After Mother and Sister Die from the Disease

Photojournalist Gilbert Zermeño lost both his mother and sister to hantavirus 24 years ago. After cleaning their house, he was also exposed to rodent droppings and became infected with the virus. Zermeño survived hantavirus.

The events involving Gilbert Zermeño, his mother and his sister occurred twenty-four years ago. CBS News reported that Zermeño joins "The Daily Report" to discuss his experience.

The photojournalist survived the illness himself despite the exposure that came while he cleaned the house where they had lived. He is now speaking publicly about what happened.

The appearance comes more than two decades after the deaths and his own infection. CBS News reported the details of the case that left him the sole survivor in his immediate family.