Anyone else worried about Andes virus transmission after the cruise ship cases?

[BabyWally]

Hantavirus is on a cruise ship. Where you get that from rodent droppings. There's a subnet of that virus and it's called Andesvirus and apparently that is human to human transmission.

Anyone else worried about the possibilty of that virus getting out of hand and the possibilty of a Panasonic this year?

There's no wat that virus is contained on the ship any more because one of the people who died travelled on a plane while ill and died in an airport.

That virus is travelling the world in many people right now but we won't know the extent of it yet because the incubation period can be so long 1-8 weeks apparently to show symptoms.

My issue is that I learned from covid that nobody cares when they are ill and showing symptoms of illness or sickness, it doesn't have to be covid, it's everything, it could be norovirus and people just pass it on as a fact of life and a badge of honour.

Many people are just not able to reflect when they are ill and just minimising passing on whatever they have.

There's the world cup in the summer time too and that will bring many people together.

Does anyone know if people are infectious with Andesvirus during incubation and before symptoms appear? Because if that's the case, we are f*cked.

Not 100% certain but the theory was that the source was in Argentina which fits in with the incubation period and the recent cases there

Nor was a friend of mine.
He & his family decided against the vaccination.
The 3 of them became very unwell after contracting COVID, the husband died from it. He was a healthy 50 year old with no other health issues. It was confirmed COVID was the cause....

So it’s now in Switzerland and spreading. Someone else had been on a flight!

As per the sun a French person has now been diagnosed with Hantavirus after taking a flight with an infected passenger. The first case not on the boat.

Human to human transmission is happening.

No, not one bit to be honest. The press have to get clicks somehow and the health authorities appear all over it in the right way

No, not really.

More worried about all the various mammals bird flu is now being found in though.

Covid was different in that it was a novel virus.

Laos people didn’t know what it was and therefore it had orbited the earth before anyone actually knew it was spreading.

This is a known virus with known transmission levels and known treatment.

i think the bigger concern is that they don’t yet know it’s Origen.

We’ve all got to die sometime. In the meantime we should be making the most of this amazing journey we’re experiencing here on Earth, not spending our precious time worrying about events that are incredibly unlikely to happen. That way madness lies and it’s such a waste of a life.

This is useful for you and gives clear information. Ukhsa are the experts in this field so sensible to see what they say rather than wider social media
Id be more concerned about norovirus on a cruise ship! Although to note this wasnt a typical large cruise ship
https://ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2026/05/05/what-is-hantavirus-how-is-it-transmitted-and-what-are-the-symptoms/

Depends how contagious it is. Do you know ?

From ukhsa linked above-
Am I at risk?
Although hantavirus is a serious infection, the risk to the wider UK population is very low. Only Seoul hantavirus, which does not transmit person to person, has ever been identified in the UK.

Hantavirus is not spread through everyday social contact like walking in public spaces, shops, workplaces, or schools. In the rare instances where a person has caught hantavirus from another person (rather than from a rodent), they have had close and prolonged contact with the person who has been infected with hantavirus.

No additional precautions are necessary for the public.

Nope, I have a PhD with a background in infectious diseases. There are some scary ass infections out there, many of them hopefully tightly contained in various government research centres around the world. But this does not worry me in the least. From a mortality standpoint, things like influenza are much more scary really.

The media are always trying to scare everyone 🙄 do you remember the monkey pox outbreak? They really tried to big that one up and literally nothing happened.

Hantavirus is not spread through everyday social contact like walking in public spaces, shops, workplaces, or schools. In the rare instances where a person has caught hantavirus from another person (rather than from a rodent), they have had close and prolonged contact with the person who has been infected with hantavirus

Well it appears that someone has now caught it from travelling on the same flight. Never been on the cruise ship.

Ebola isn't even concerning in the terms OP means.

Many viruses are horrific, but are of near zero or actually zero threat to widespread pandemics. Ebola would cause local chaos for a short time, and be controlled easily in any modern country. Terrible for those who are caught up in it, but no wider threat.

I thought a doctor was seriously ill?

Anyway. Having taken into consideration the official statements from the WHO, I am following developments with curiosity. It seems that this variety is spreading between people more easily than current literature suggests.

I don't think this will turn into a pandemic - this disease doesn't seem to be that contagious. However I think official advice is always a bit behind whatever the latest virus is doing. As I said, I am watching with curiosity.

I’m not at all worried about Panasonic. Sony on the other hand…

Oh my god, that is so funny. I did not proof read my post. I meant to say pandamic but my phone changed it to something else.

No.

Anyone else worried about the possibilty of that virus getting out of hand and the possibilty of a Panasonic this year?

I already have a Panasonic. It makes excellent bread 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Ah marvellous.

God I don’t even care any more. Just send the meteor.

Also some staff members on the boat are sick with the virus. I would expect that the staff are not mingling with the guests on board and wouldn't have direct close contact yet they have the virus.

It does appear to have human to human transmission.

It appears as if the incubation period between exposure and symptoms can be 1 to 8 weeks. Is that with hantavirus - the direct rat version or is that the Andesvirus?

I know it's a big world and there's only a handful of cases and I am likely not going to become exposed.

However I want it established if someone is contagious before symptoms appear? If that's the case, we are screwed because people are so wreckless and careless.

Also there's a dejevu about all of this. There was serious minimising of covid before it really kicked off.

I studied a section in childcare 20 plus years ago about infectious diseases and manners and how to contain germs.

Since then, I always noticed bad manners in people when they are ill. Like coughing and sneezing without covering their mouths.

I remember it was after the pandemic and I met with a friend who just told me they were sick the day before. Within 24 hours I came down with the same bug. Norovirus passed on like a factory of life within a social setting. It was so ignorant and stupid and careless. All they had to do was just stay away from me and people for 24-28 hours after symptoms and just just don't pass on what you have.

As sick as I was I did my very best not expose the people in my work or my family and noone else got sick. All because I took measures not to pass it on.

I can't believe we have to rely on the government to tell people what to do yet again. I think governments should introduce a health campaign telling people how to cough and sneeze appropriately. Nobody will listen though because it's a badge of honour to pass around sickness.

Ditto (PhD related to infectious diseases).

I am predicting there will be stuttering chains of transmission among family members or other close contacts that will be shut down by contact tracing and quarantine.

I will only be concerned if there is evidence of asymptomatic transmission.

Many countries don't have proper isolation and quarantine. Contact tracing will likely just ask closed contacts to stay at home and covid has shown that many people won't do that.

You're right to be concerned about pandemics (another is likely) and people's behaviour and attitudes following COVID.

I don't think this is 'the one' though. Could be. There's no point worrying about it tbh.