Not a hater. Everyone I know who’s been on one loved it. It doesn’t interest me, however. Stories like this don’t help.
Hantavirus is not _generally_ contagious between humans. But conditions aboard the ship must be filthy with rodents and their feces for this to happen.
Ironic that Europe must take in “refugees” without question nor inspection. Yet the folks in Cape Verde have the sense to order the crew and passengers to remain on board while the emergency is sorted out. Surely Europe can dispatch a team and/or hospital ship to assist the cruise ship.
What are lot of people refuse to recognize is millions of people take cruises annually without incident.
Same with flying....millions flying safely but the focus is always on the bad things that happen.
Here in the American Southwest the main carrier is the deer mouse and dust containing the virus can be inhaled during cleaning. The mortality rate is 30 to 40 percent even with advanced treatment in US hospitals. Last fall I was suspected of having it with symptoms maybe from mice in my mountain garage. I didn’t but testing showed HV antibodies indicating past exposure.
” But conditions aboard the ship must be filthy with rodents and their feces for this to happen.”
Paging Dick Whittington.
Following exposure, it may take 1 to 8 weeks for symptoms to occur.