Could the recent Hantavirus cruise ship outbreak spark a new pandemic?

[beenherebefore]

[loveslongnails]

Probably not, because it's not transmitted like covid is. However, it is deadlier than covid if you get it. The kill rate is about 40%. Hantavirus is a group of viruses that primarily spread to humans through contact with infected rodents, particularly their urine, droppings, or saliva. The most common rodent carriers in North America are deer mice, white-footed mice, and rice rats.

[beenherebefore]

Sounds scary.

[beefcakebradybatson]

If I got Hantavirus, it would be 3-1 that I'd croak.

[OneViewpoint]

No, the hantavirus outbreak is not a new pandemic. People educate yourselves. The hantavirus is nowhere near as transmissible as Covid-19. It is mainly transmitted to humans by rodents. Stop licking rats on cruise ships and you should be fine.

Could the virus evolve into a more transmissible strain? Doubtful but not impossible.

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

I doubt it. Hantavirus has been around for long enough that excessive quarantine protocols are in place for these situations. I don't know if you’ve noticed, but the non-infected passengers on that ship haven’t been allowed to disembark yet. And if they have, it’s to a facility to be tested and potentially quarantined up to 8 weeks.

[jennifer_bloom]

I think it is perfectly safe to let the stranded passengers off the ship and quarantine in hospitals until the health clearance decides they are safe. This virus is not new, it has existed for many years and it is only transmissible through physical touch.

[DryGermanGuy]

No, there are already thousands of localized events each year.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hantaviridae

[jshm2]

No. Don't be silly.

The reason it's being given coverage more than usual is that with the rise of "traditional" diseases like measles and syphilis its an eye catcher.

Just something else to scare White people with.

[genericname85]

a pandemic can happen any time. especially since the who keeps changing the definition so we can have more pandemics for some reason.

[NicholasofAustralia]

And 8-9 billion people roaming around this spinning sphere of a rock daily - 😋🤭 sicknesses 😷🤢 lol

[genericname85]

@NicholasofAustralia like in 2009, a pandemic had to be a somewhat "severe" disease. now a "pandemic" is just anything that spreads. even if it's benign.

[Filthy_Immigrant]

yeah, I'm pretty sure that is the main goal among democrats and the rest of the left at the moment. but hopefully the majority of us are no longer as gullible as we were back in 2020

[Twalli]

I think we'll be able to address or control it better. Most of Africa was able to deal with COVID-19 better than other countries because they had all the policies in place and ready to be utilized after the Ebola outbreak. Now, almost all countries have what they need to fight a pandemic in place, because COVID-19 is still a concern, albeit it a more minor one.

[Lliam]

Pandemic, shmandemic.

I read that is it spread by rat urine and feces. But it's not contagious or spread from human to human.
Why am I not surprised that broadcaster didn't make that clear? They like to spread panic.

[Anonymous]

I've been wondering this only just in the last couple hours since I watched the news and started to give the news story a bit more of my eyeballs attention as opposed to just surfing my phone with news on the background television lol

Sigh 😔 😞

[Opinion Owner]

I guess time will tell - best we leave this to politicians and to expert scientists 🔭🧪 as Professor Farnsworth fictionally reminds us "hail science" unquote episode 😋

[darkcloud1945]

Hell yeah, just a trial run to see if it is effective in spreading it to every port of call. This almost sounds like COVID =19 all over again! Pandemic #2 on the horizon

[NathanDavis]

nope... it doesn't spread as easily

so, just hope that in few days or weeks they are like

"well... this new strain variant, is actually spreading fast..."

[Sunshinelips]

It’s just the media scaring people. It’s all bull.

[beenherebefore]

I hope you're right.

[msc545]

It certainly could. That virus kills people, but of course Kennedy and his ilk will have a solution for it with fruit juice or something equally unlikely.

[Jessica405]

I doubt it very much. It does not spreaad that easily.

[NicholasofAustralia]

The Corona took about November to February - then again you never know how contagious I guess something can be disease 🦟🪰 germs 🦠

[FreyaRed]

No, they just beat around the bushes to estimate if population is read to be scared again or fear level turns out in a joke.

[ohsheeT]

No the next big scare will be Ufo's and aliens but never can tell. It just goes to show you what kinda people are in this world

[Billlewis]

No; there's no presidential election this year.

[Dargil]

Unlikely. They don't live long enough to spread it.

[Still-alive]

I think we'll be fine. it's very unfortunate what happened though

[Anonymous]

Bill Gates has already cooked it up in his lab

What are we at now 33% lethality so that'll be 2.5billion humans gone

[Bklynbadboy12]

Yes it could but I don't think it will cause it harder to spread it

[Anonymous]

Unlikely. Hanta isn't very contagious. Serious, but not very contagious.

[Spencer10]

No. Totally different virus.

[beenherebefore]

Still deadly. The three people who contracted the virus in the cruise ship are dead now.

[Spencer10]

Oh yeah its deadly... but cannot spread easily.

[bananathunder]

I hope not! I have a cruise coming up

[NicholasofAustralia]

That's ironic 👀

[indissoluble]

Some fake and gay shit.

[beefcakebradybatson]

Hopefully not.

[Jennz6]

It’s just like any other virus

[Anonymous]

No, it's not something new like COVID

[beenherebefore]

Well, but three people on the cruise ship that contracted the virus did not survive.

[Mike_Hum]

Nope. Not playing this time.

[Account]

I am exhausted.

[Anonymous]

We can only hope so :P

[strateguy632]

It can

[DonaldDarko]

I doubt it.

[TonyMetal___86]

I don't think so

[Caurav1997]

Fuck no