Hantavirus: Another virus outbreak? Here’s everything you need to know
Hantavirus is back in the news after cases were confirmed on cruise ship MV Hondius. Here is what you need to know about how it spreads, symptoms, and prevention.
Hantavirus is back in the news after cases were confirmed on cruise ship MV Hondius. Here is what you need to know about how it spreads, symptoms, and prevention.
An American passenger from a hantavirus-hit Dutch cruise ship has tested positive for the virus, and another has mild symptoms, the US Department of Health and Human Services have announced.
Health authorities are tracing passengers who left the MV Hondius after five hantavirus cases were confirmed during the Atlantic voyage. The WHO says the virus spreads through close contact.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, hantavirus is a family of viruses spread mainly by rodents and can cause varied disease syndromes in people worldwide.
