Hantavirus: French woman and an American from 🚢 tested positive

[Roughhouse Dandy 13,614]

Well, if we lock down again I'm gonna start a pen pal system for GGD cultists ✨️

[andy232000 13,213]

3 hours ago, Bradley said:

If you mean by bringing a certain capacity to think at parties, I'm decent in that regard

Whatever helps you sleep at night buddy

[AsleepOnTheCeiling 6,974]

An 8 week incubation period would make the spread of this virus an absolute nightmare. And it also means the bird watchers could have already had the virus before the cruise and it could already be spreading. 

[steven 6,540]

not hantavirus trying to be the new it girl ughh

Edited May 8 by steven

[Ricardo 8,133]

5 minutes ago, AsleepOnTheCeiling said:

An 8 week incubation period would make the spread of this virus an absolute nightmare. And it also means the bird watchers could have already had the virus before the cruise and it could already be spreading. 

that's the scary part 

I'm actually afraid because of mortality but lets hope for the best 

[Charmi3 163]

Thank you for the updates sistren

Edited May 8 by Charmi3

[27monster27 15,869]

I just can't believe that the people didn't get quarantined on the cruise ship.

EDIT: I did further reading, and apparently it was revealed that people were unaware of the situation until it was too late to quarantine. Still though, all people who were on the ship should be monitored.

Edited May 8 by 27monster27

[Jenina 15,331]

it's so weird watching the world's reactions as someone still masking  

[27monster27 15,869]

4 minutes ago, Jenina said:

it's so weird watching the world's reactions as someone still masking  

This tbh. We aren't even out of COVID yet with how long-COVID is currently running peoples lives.

[Ladle Ghoulash 53,135]

10 minutes ago, Jenina said:

it's so weird watching the world's reactions as someone still masking  

Yeah, when I saw people sharing that tweet saying “2023: COVID ended, 2026: Hantavirus” I was like…COVID ended? When did that happen? Lmao

[Ladle Ghoulash 53,135]

FWIW: Prof Hotez, who was largely spot on with his predictions about the scale and scope of COVID, does not seem to believe this strand of hantavirus will become a full blown pandemic like COVID did.

 

Edited May 8 by Ladle Ghoulash

[Starmie25 22,574]

 

[Lord Mayhem 3,430]

Yeah I've been following this for a few days now...we're cooked

Infected were on flights and at airports showing no symptoms until later...

Multiple countries reporting cases all in a matter of days...

35-40% mortality rate...COVID was only 3.5-4%...its 10x deadlier 

No cure...

This is the Andes variant... the only one that transmits human to human

   

[Ladle Ghoulash 53,135]

6 minutes ago, Lord Mayhem said:

Yeah I've been following this for a few days now...we're cooked

Infected were on flights and at airports showing no symptoms until later...

Multiple countries reporting cases all in a matter of days...

35-40% mortality rate...COVID was only 3.5-4%...its 10x deadlier 

No cure...

This is the Andes variant... the only one that transmits human to human

   

35-40% mortality rate of a virus that doesn’t spread anywhere near as easily from human to human as COVID, mind you 

[Lord Mayhem 3,430]

5 minutes ago, Ladle Ghoulash said:

35-40% mortality rate of a virus that doesn’t spread anywhere near as easily from human to human as COVID, mind you 

It spreads through saliva...just speaking and a droplet getting on someone is enough. Plus the 8 week incubation period with zero symptoms til much later is the concerning part...

The perfect virus to spread undetected and worse than COVID. I am extremely confused and disappointed in the handling of those cruise members...however it appears even before the cruise it was already spreading on flights so its far beyond the ship at this point

Cases popping up worldwide proves that...