Has it spread human to human? I thought that was a new thing.
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cattywampas@lemmy.world 3 days agoSettle down, we are not fucked. Hantavirus has been around forever, even this strain.
kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
cattywampas@lemmy.world 3 days ago
It does with this strain/variant which is why this story is newsworthy. But the usual one does not. There have been localized outbreaks of this one in the past but never a worldwide pandemic.
sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 3 days ago
The andes strain has been around for some time and can be transmitted from person to person but it requires long term exposure and liquid exchange. If it spread it would be very slow to do so.
akwd169@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Honestly. So much overreaction about this. Everyone is letting the news work their manipilative bullshit spreading panic and fear so you keep tuning in and clicking o
Its pretty sad to see how many people on the fediverse are falling for the bs