A cruise ship leaves Argentina, and suddenly we’re watching Hantavirus spreading across continents in real time. A passenger flies home to Switzerland, develops symptoms, tests positive. A 70-year-old Dutch man has passed away. His 69-year-old wife collapses at a South African airport and dies too.
The WHO has now confirmed this is the Andes variant, the only Hantavirus strain known to pass between people through close, prolonged contact. Here’s what makes this genuinely unsettling: the incubation window stretches from one week to eight weeks, there’s no treatment, no cure, and the fatality rate climbs as high as 40%. Should you panic? Watch this now and be sure to join me on Monday at noon EST for Dr. Frita LIVE! as we continue this conversation.
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I previously expressed significant concern about this specific hantavirus outbreak, and now the World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed our fears. The hantavirus strain involved in this cruise ship outbreak is indeed the Andes virus, known for its ability to spread from person to person. This confirmation of human-to-human transmission elevates the urgency of this infectious disease, posing a serious public health challenge.
