{"id":362194,"date":"2026-05-05T14:57:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T09:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=362194"},"modified":"2026-05-05T14:57:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T09:27:55","slug":"hantavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/hantavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"Hantavirus\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News: <\/strong>Three people have died, and three others have fallen ill following a suspected outbreak of <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Hantavirus<\/span><\/span> on a Netherlands-based cruise ship.<\/p>\n<h2>About Hantavirus<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_362195\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-362195\" style=\"width: 330px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-362195\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/m_jpg250014fa_1750275111.74095.png?resize=330%2C347&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"330\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/m_jpg250014fa_1750275111.74095.png?resize=285%2C300&amp;ssl=1 285w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/m_jpg250014fa_1750275111.74095.png?resize=768%2C808&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/m_jpg250014fa_1750275111.74095.png?w=810&amp;ssl=1 810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-362195\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Jamanetwork<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Hantavirus is a<strong> group of viruses <\/strong>carried mainly by <strong>rodents<\/strong> that can <strong>infect<\/strong> <strong>humans<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The virus name comes from the <strong>Hantan River area of South Korea,<\/strong> where the virus was identified in the 1970s.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Transmission: <\/strong>The virus is <strong>mainly transmitted when people inhale air contaminated with particles<\/strong> from rodent urine, droppings, or saliva.\n<ul>\n<li>In rare cases<strong>, the infection can also spread through rodent bites or scratches.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Common carriers<\/strong>: They include<strong> rodents<\/strong> such as <strong>deer mice, rats, and other wild rodents.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Main diseases caused: <\/strong>It causes <strong>two kind of illnesses<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS):<\/strong> Hantavirus can cause a serious respiratory illness called <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome<\/span><\/span> (HPS).\n<ul>\n<li>It is most commonly found in <strong>North and South America.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>HPS usually <strong>begins with symptoms like fatigue, fever, and muscle aches,<\/strong> and can later progress to severe breathing difficulties.<\/li>\n<li>The mortality rate of HPS is approximately <strong>38 percent,<\/strong> making it a life-threatening condition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome (HFRS): <\/strong>HFRS <strong>primarily affects the kidneys<\/strong> and can lead to low blood pressure, internal bleeding, and acute kidney failure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Symptoms:<\/strong> General symptoms of hantavirus infection include<strong> fever, chills, headache, dizziness, abdominal pain, and breathing problems in severe cases.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Four to 10 days later, coughing, shortness of breath and fluid in the lungs appear.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Who are at high risk:<\/strong> People are at higher risk if they are exposed to areas with rodent infestations, especially while <strong>cleaning enclosed or poorly ventilated spaces.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Preventive Measures:<\/strong> Preventive measures include<strong> avoiding contact with rodents, keeping surroundings clean, and using protective gear<\/strong> such as masks and gloves when handling potentially contaminated areas.\n<ul>\n<li>There is<strong> no specific cure for hantavirus infection<\/strong>, but early medical care and supportive treatment can improve the chances of survival.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Three people have died, and three others have fallen ill following a suspected outbreak of Hantavirus on a Netherlands-based cruise ship. About Hantavirus Hantavirus is a group of viruses carried mainly by rodents that can infect humans. The virus name comes from the Hantan River area of South Korea, where the virus was identified&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/hantavirus\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Hantavirus\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1738,12039],"tags":[11872,11853],"class_list":["post-362194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-science-and-technology-daily-factly-articles","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-dd-news","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=362194"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362194\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=362194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=362194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=362194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}