Comment on How social medias are reacting to the hantavirus

aeronmelon@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• mathemachristian@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Covid was a SARS virus tho?? literally SARS-CoV-2

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• Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  It’s a known virus, so seems like a nothingburger to me (except a handful of people dying, that’s of course horrible).

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  • WoodScientist@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    There are plenty of known viruses that we don’t worry about simply because we’ve been lucky enough to keep them contained in very localized areas. But an epidemiologist could rattle off a whole series of viruses that they would say, “if this ever gets out and blows up, we are fucked.”

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• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  It wasn’t the Spanish Flu even at its worst (roughly a third the mortality rate with a much faster and farther reach absent any properly quarantining).

  Much like with the AIDS epidemic or the Ebola outbreak, Hauntavirus has a significantly slower rate of spread and avoidable vector for transmission, but a significantly higher mortality rate.

  It’s scary for different reasons.

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  • WoodScientist@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Much like with the AIDS epidemic or the Ebola outbreak, Hauntavirus has a slower rate of spread and avoidable vector for transmission, but a significantly higher mortality rate.

    You sure you’re not talking about regular hantavirus? Most strains can’t transmit from person to person; they require vectors such as mice and other rodents. But the variant people are worried about is capable of spreading directly from person to person. Cruise ships and plains may make it easy to transmit viruses that require close personal contact. But they’re not exactly known for their rodent infestations.

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    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      But the variant people are worried about is capable of spreading directly from person to person.

      Based on early investigations by health officials in May 2026, passengers on the cruise ship likely contracted hantavirus (specifically the Andes virus) through an initial, pre-boarding exposure to rodent droppings in South America

      The ship itself is not seeing any cases between passengers, at least as far as I’ve seen in reports

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      • yeather@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Also, no one on the flights has confirmed Hantavirus either. The Flight Attendant is still an unknown but in testing.

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      • WoodScientist@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Hopefully that’s the case.

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