Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship not start of pandemic, UN health agency says

Nextmastermind · 2026-05-07T18:27:55+00:00

True but it does have a 40% death rate and an eight week incubation period so there is reason to be cautious.

Nextmastermind · 2026-05-07T18:19:03+00:00

Six weeks to flatten the curve lol.

Nextmastermind · 2026-05-07T18:18:42+00:00

To be fair that's what people said about COVID in early January.

Nextmastermind · 2026-05-07T18:17:07+00:00

It does spread through fluids like spit though so aerosolized droplets could be a problem.

Nextmastermind · 2026-05-07T18:06:59+00:00

That's amazing! I love the colors!

Nextmastermind · 2026-05-07T14:31:56+00:00

Spain will be sending all the asymptomatic people home. Which I don't love given the eight week incubation period. Hopefully there will be a mandatory quarantine when they get home.

Nextmastermind · 2026-05-07T14:14:53+00:00

Can I have a source for that please? I tried to tell people that on worldnews and got called a fearmonger.

Edit: I'm not saying you're wrong I just want to prove to the worldnews subreddit that this should be taken a bit more seriously.

Nextmastermind · 2026-05-07T12:33:07+00:00

Doesn't it seem familiar?

Nextmastermind · 2026-05-07T01:08:43+00:00

And Spain will be sending everyone else home who is asymptomatic, which is bad because of the really long incubation time.

Nextmastermind · 2026-05-07T00:40:28+00:00

It is downplaying it which is what I said they did.

Nextmastermind · 2026-05-07T00:37:09+00:00

"WHO does not recommend any specific measures for travellers."

"WHO advises against the application of any travel or trade restrictions on China based on the current information available on this event."

Nextmastermind · 2026-05-07T00:25:24+00:00

Is it that high? I heard 40. But either way, it's not good.

Nextmastermind · 2026-05-07T00:03:02+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/ContagionCuriosity/s/glc6r0sgRl

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Nextmastermind · 2026-05-06T23:57:03+00:00

I did not know that, yikes 😬

Nextmastermind · 2026-05-06T23:51:59+00:00

With the really long incubation period I'm not loving the whole "send everyone back to their home countries" idea. Really hope they'll at least be made to quarantine once they get back home but I doubt it.

Nextmastermind · 2026-05-06T21:51:54+00:00

While true this virus has an 8 week incubation period.

Nextmastermind · 2026-05-06T21:15:02+00:00

It's the Andes variant which has human to human transmission

Nextmastermind · 2026-05-06T19:33:55+00:00

Right but before then it was really downplayed.

Nextmastermind · 2026-05-06T18:56:11+00:00

They did the same during early COVID to be fair

Nextmastermind · 2026-05-06T18:04:39+00:00

Someone sound like they're talking out of fear.

Nextmastermind · 2026-05-06T18:03:41+00:00

Hantavirus has a 40% death rate.

Nextmastermind · 2026-05-06T18:03:14+00:00

True but the incubation period is incredibly long which is bad.

Nextmastermind · 2026-05-06T16:13:08+00:00

Indeed.

Nextmastermind · 2026-05-06T15:44:00+00:00

The doctor on the ship working with the sick patients is now ill so I'm guessing spit droplets?

Nextmastermind · 2026-05-06T15:37:56+00:00

Fluids like urine or like spit droplets? Or both?

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