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Hantavirus fears are spreading globally after an outbreak on a cruise ship sailing from Argentina, with the deadly Andes strain capable of human-to-human transmission
Here is everything we know about the hantavirus predictions
- A mysterious virus, known as Hantavirus, is sparking fears of a global outbreak after a cruise ship was affected, and some individuals claim to have predicted this development.
- Dozens of tourists who disembarked the ship since its departure for Argentina on April 14 are being sought by health authorities due to concerns they may be infected and spreading the disease.
- Experts believe a rare variant of the rat-borne virus, called the Andes strain, is responsible for the surge in cases as it can be transmitted from human to human.
- If the outbreak escalates into a pandemic, the mortality rate could surpass that of Covid-19, given the Andes strain has a fatality rate of 40% among the infected.
- Interestingly, some individuals seem to have foreseen this potential disaster.
- A haunting tweet from 2022 predicting the 2026 hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship has sent shockwaves across the internet, with social media users hailing the author as a “time traveller”.
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