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Gotta keep people stupid and scared. That way they can offer a cure for a problem nobody has AND distract them from bigger things.
For those who don't know, hantavirus is contracted by coming into contact with rodent urine and feces. It doesn't get spread among humans. As the WHO said, this is not Covid 2. ~~It's some people on a boat who came into contact with some rats or mice.~~ CORRECTION: It IS the Andes strain, which is passable by humans. Sorry for the mistake and thanks for pointing it out. That does carry a degree of caution more.
Please correct this misinformation. The strain on the cruise ship is the Andes strain, which spreads via human-to-human transmission. https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON600
Corrected and thanks for pointing it out! My fault for posting too early in the morning.
Sure, it probably can, but it's unlikely to cause any sort of epidemic because you need the intimate contact. It's not like covid where it easily transmits through the air.
What misinformation? The post clarified that it is transmitted by touch not airborne. That's completely accurate.
My post did, the one I reported/responded to claims its only spread by contact with rodents and not at all by human-to-human transmission.
Nah, I was definitely wrong. I updated my post to reflect that.
Yes human to human only close bodily contact not airborne. The downvotes prove nobody knows what is correct.
It’s hentaivirus /s
There is a strain of hantavirus that is passed from human to human, but overall you’re correct. It’s certainly not Covid 2.
My understandinf is that thats the usual oath of transmission but human to human transmissions is suspected.