Hantavirus

[hardcorestitch]

Anyone concerned about their Disney (or rivals) cruise after the hantavirus reports?
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/heal...ssengers-new-case-flight-attendant-rcna343990

 

[anricat]

No. This was a unique confluence of events. Hantavirus is rare and doesn't generally spread easily.

 

[OKW Lover]

Not in the least bit concerned.

 

[tvguy]

No. It would be an awkward situation with Disney since it is usually transmitted by mice. But in this case they think a human brought it on the ship.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

IMMUNE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Hantavirus explained: What to know after the cruise ship outbreak​

https://www.health.harvard.edu/immu...d-what-to-know-after-the-cruise-ship-outbreak

 

[pjacobi]

Only the Andes variant of the Hantavirus can be transmitted person-to-person. All other variants require a rodent-to-person transmission. I would not worry unless traveling to South America, where the ship originated.


-Paul

 

[CamColt]

Nope!

 

[Tink3815]

From NBC news today, not worried right now but watching the situation .

Health officials in at least a dozen countries, including the U.S., are tracking dozens of passengers who traveled aboard the cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak.

Weeks after the first death on April 11, 29 passengers disembarked on the remote Atlantic island St. Helena without undergoing contact tracing, cruise operator Oceanwide Expeditions said in a statement.

The company said it was “working to establish” the whereabouts of all those who disembarked April 24 in St. Helena and had contacted all of them. It said the number included six Americans.

Those passengers have dispersed across the world and were in five states as of Thursday afternoon: Arizona, California, Georgia, Texas and Virginia.

 

[SL6827]

I hope its not going to be Covid 2.0.

 

[SleepyDeb]

Not concerned bc there's only one strain that transmits person to person and it's rare. Rare things happen rarely, but they do happen. I do my best not to worry about something that happens rarely and/or that I cannot control. Otherwise, I make myself and everyone around me miserable, just like a family member has done my entire life.

 

[Becx N Gav]

I hope its not going to be Covid 2.0.

My son (nearly 11yo) mentioned the virus last night and asked how likely it was to spread - I said very unlikely and it can be contained if detected.
He then said 'thank goodness for that I don't need another COVID'

 

[Dug720]

Nope. I've never heard of and DCL excursions going to landfills which the likely originators of this did.

 

[SL6827]

My son (nearly 11yo) mentioned the virus last night and asked how likely it was to spread - I said very unlikely and it can be contained if detected.
He then said 'thank goodness for that I don't need another COVID'

Exactly.

 

[gmi3804]

I hope its not going to be Covid 2.0.

No need to worry about that. This is not a pandemic, it's an outbreak, traveling not unlike a norovirus event.

 

[Mle8308]

Not unless your are traipsing through a rat infested garbage dump in Argentina to bird watch!

 

[AquaDame]

Nope!

And I DO still intend on birdwatching/animal spotting around Ushuaia when we sail to S Georgia and Antarctica in Jan '28. It's one of our favorite activities when we travel. I will ask to stay away from landfills down there though!

 

[JulieBeeRN]

No. As of right now, we are still planning on going to WDW on the 13th and on our cruise on the 21st. We aren't concerned about traveling but will still keep an eye on the situation.

 

[mrkyyyle]

Zero concern!

 

[KashasMom]

I'm not doing this again. The media is already acting ridiculous!

 

[Maggie'sMom]

I'm not doing this again. The media is already acting ridiculous!

They've got to get their ratings up somehow.