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I'm writing this post to explain my worries about the Hantavirus (also known as Hanata Virus). It is an airborne virus transmitted through rat or mouse feces. My anxiety started after I explored an abandoned house on some backroads and saw a rat run across the floor in front of me.

I did take precautions: I had my shirt pulled up over my nose and face, I was wearing disposable gloves, and I had my camera with me. I also sanitized my shoes, phone, camera, and car afterward. However, after doing some research, I learned that Hantavirus can be fatal because it spreads through rodent droppings and can become airborne. Now I'm worried that I might have been exposed.

Hantavirus Conspirators,

I implore you to look at facts. I have been in and under every house, from CO to SC. I’ve crawled through rat shit, bat shit, human shit, etc.

Human to human contact is rare. Rarer than troglodytes thawing out and being integrated into our society. You get it from being around a lot of rats, ground squirrels, chipmunks, every rodent on this planet is going through the plague as we speak. I crawled through dead nests for years, what’s it 10 years ago? I lived. Had a stuffy nose. The government is trying to scare you. They also allow 25% of rat droppings to enter your food. Wake up. Go hunt. Be self sustaining.

Someone in Colorado has died from a Hantavirus case not related to the cruise.

Been following the MV Hondius situation closely. Here's what we know:

- 24 confirmed cases across multiple nationalities

- 4 deaths reported

- Andes strain — limited human-to-human transmission

- Incubation up to 8 weeks, more cases may still emerge

- Cases confirmed in Canada, Argentina, Netherlands

I've been tracking this at outradix dot com alongside H5N1, Ebola and Mpox. Free tool using WHO/CDC data.

What's the latest you're hearing about the ship situation?

The Portuguese crew entered an official complaint over the way they were seconded into the repatriation flight, included nine cabin staff and three pilots. According to this article, airline crew were given only surgical masks & gloves to protect themselves.

Portuguese air crew files a complaint for EuroAtlantic – the airline operating the repatriation flight to bring Canadians from Tenerife.

Crew complained of “insecurity” on board repatriation flight

News that the repatriation flight from Tenerife to Canada of passengers from the Hantavirus-stricken cruise-ship was carrying at least one person positive for the potentially deadly virus will have increased the anxiety already voiced by the Portuguese crew that has complained it felt ‘insecure’ carrying out the flight.

The Canadian started showing symptoms of the virus four days after the repatriation flight (effected on Sunday, May 10) – by which time the Portuguese crew that transported him have returned to their daily routines, and very possibly travelled to other countries, as part of their work.

Canada fucks up again.

Why has no one talked about this? Any thoughts?

Hi,

the "controversial" member of this subreddit is here, joining you with utmost confidence. Observing how this subreddit reacts to different information is kinda cool to see.

So to end the discussions here afterall:

- this outbreaks Clade 3 strain has mutated. It has mutated to become more infectious then previous Clade 3.

- surprise: It has mutated in the same way that Clade 2 did. It has literally two mutations that Clade 2 in 2018 had when it had a "super-spreader" event.

- surprise: This indeed very likely changes pH dependent entry towards 6.37 for this outbreaks Clade 3 strain. This makes it likely more likely to fuse to your cells in your upper airways and eyes.

- for people not understanding: 2018 we already had these same mutations in another Clade 2. Now this outbreak's Clade 3 strain experienced what we call convergent evolution.

- the HVAC and humidity did play an enormous role in this outbreak and because of that I predict: most of the flight passengers sitting not directly beside but +1 rows away from the infected will be tested negative

- there will be limited Gen 3 spread. We will not see a pandemic with this.

- common flu medication works against the virus in vitro. So..

...here is something we should be more concerned about:

Everyones personal mental health.

Not trying to throw shade and I know the cases are low, but seriously, Andes Hantavirus IS a thing in the region the ship sailed out of.

So why didn't the ship doctor even consider it instead of just writing it off as "natural causes"?

And with AI these days, docs have software they can plug symptoms in and get possibilities of diseases it could be.

Water under the bridge now, but would have prevented those 32 people from disembarking to St. Helena.

so, given this virus has been known for 30+ years and there have been a number of cases ever year, its had chances to start sustaining transmission but was never able to really do so except for a couple isolated cases and the famous birthday party.

do we think that we've just as a collective been getting consistently lucky year over year, that despite it seems like a hundred or so cases a year in South America, including some close to Buenos Aries, that it never managed to take hold with community spread? or is it more likely to be the whole cruise ship thing, lots of close quarters, recycled air, they are known petri dishes, basically a worst case scenario for spread of any virus, much more so than the average community setting?

one more thought i have is, the R0 of 2+ was based on the birthday party case, correct?, but is that what has been observed collectively on the ground in south america? there are many cases a year that don't pass it on to anyone(again, including some in bigger cities closer to the capital), those affect the real R0 value too don't they?

I don't want to act like I'm downplaying it, I am just thinking out loud, I am concerned because there are enough unknowns to be concerned about, I don't want to see this get out of control, but I also think you can end up with an outcome between this fizzling out before 20 cases, and reaching pandemic status, we could see a few dozen more cases before its stamped out too, or maybe local epidemics that will difficult to contain for a while before being resolved

Just want to state i have 0 knowledge about virology, just trying to extrapolate the available information and see what other people think

Canada, take note. Canada had been resistant to asymptomatic testing. Canada’s logic is flawed.