"Hantavirus is a rare but deadly disease that attacks the lungs and is typically contracted by humans through inhalation of particles contaminated with the urine, feces or saliva of a wild rodent."
"However, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, confirmed Thursday that the Andes virus - a form of hantavirus that can spread from person to person - was involved in the outbreak."
"In previous outbreaks of Andes virus, transmission between people has been associated with close and prolonged contact, particularly among household members, intimate partners and people providing medical care," Ghebreyesus said. "That appears to be the case in the current situation.""
"California public health officials say they are currently monitoring the situation after being notified by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that some state residents were passengers on the MV Hondius. The precise status of those individuals, however, remains murky."
A suspected hantavirus outbreak on the luxury cruise ship MV Hondius left three people dead and several others severely ill. California public health officials are monitoring after notification from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that some California residents were aboard. Hantavirus is rare but deadly and typically infects people through inhalation of particles contaminated by wild rodent urine, feces, or saliva. The World Health Organization confirmed that the Andes virus, a hantavirus form capable of person-to-person spread, was involved. Andes virus is usually found in South America. Human-to-human transmission is described as occurring after initial infection from rodent-contaminated particles, followed by spread to others through close and prolonged contact, including household members, intimate partners, and medical care providers. The ship’s 46-day voyage included stops in Argentina after traveling from Antarctica, with guests boarding in Ushuaia on April 1 and some disembarking 23 days later.
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