what are people more worried about: a) the hondo virus itself; or b) the potential government, especially blue states, reaction to it?
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Posted on 05/08/2026 8:08:47 PM PDT by Red Badger
Four states are monitoring Americans who returned from a cruise ship where three passengers died during an outbreak of hantavirus.
Virginia, Georgia, California, and Arizona all reported that residents of those states were on the MV Hondius, have returned home, but are not showing symptoms of the illness, according to Newsweek.
The Virginia passenger “is currently in good health, not showing any signs of infection, and is under public health monitoring,” the state’s Department of Health said.
“Generally speaking, we believe the risk to the general public to be low,” a representative of the department added.
An Arizona Department of Health Services representative said the passenger that came back to Arizona “is not symptomatic and is being monitored by public health,” the representative said.
California officials said they were told travelers had returned to the state, and confirmed the risk to residents was low.
The Georgia Department of Public Health said it is monitoring two residents who returned home from the ship, saying they likewise show no signs of an infection.
Three passengers of the ship have died, while multiple others were taken ill.
Hantavirus generally spreads by inhaling rodent droppings, although one variant can be transmitted from person to person.
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the “administration is closely monitoring the situation with U.S. travelers onboard the M/V Hondius cruise ship with confirmed hantavirus.”
The State Department is leading a “coordinated, whole-of-government response including direct contact with passengers, diplomatic coordination, and engagement with domestic and international health authorities,” the CDC said.
“At this time, the risk to the American public is extremely low. We urge all Americans aboard the ship to follow the guidance of health officials as we work to bring you home safely,” the statement continued.
Passengers from at least 12 countries left the cruise ship on the South Atlantic island of St. Helena on April 24, almost two weeks after the first passenger died.
The Dutch health ministry said a female flight attendant who was not on the ship is being tested for hantavirus and is in isolation after having contact with an infected person aboard a KLM plane.
A Swiss man who left the ship has tested positive for the virus.
The ship is heading for the Canary Islands, where about 90 passengers on board will be able to leave the ship, according to the New York Post.
Officials believe the outbreak began when two Dutch passengers were infected during a wildlife expedition, according to USA Today.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.
I think I’ll get me a pet rat and teach it to ride on my shoulder like a parrot.
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Observation: what are people more worried about: a) the hondo virus itself; or b) the potential government, especially blue states, reaction to it?
I’ll take choice “b” for my money. I bet everyone fears the next pandemic because they don’t want to go through the horse shite again.
I’m getting triple masked this time around!
https://www.today.com/health/dr-fauci-shows-how-wear-2-masks-correctly-today-t208765
Do you think folks look back and realize that they were either clowns (knowing it’s stupid but playing along) or morons (actually believing this nonsense)?
Just put a big Ziploc over your head and duct tape it tight around your neck!!l
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what are people more worried about: a) the hondo virus itself; or b) the potential government, especially blue states, reaction to it?
Regards,
I wonder if the mode of transmission is from anal sex?
I see them here in NH, too.
It warns me who the leftists are.
Hmmmm...
From 2023...
Presence and Persistence of Andes Virus RNA in Human Semen
Andes is the type of Hanta suspected on the human-to-human transmission.
FYI ping. See my reply #29.
Information says person to person Hantavirus is only from this region and described as “intimate” contact.
Two male brits on the cruise had it.
The best protection is to question the narrative.
Their first narrative is always fear.
An article...
Note how dainty the author is being about how the virus can be transmitted.
Inverse media rule.
Per AI and, if accurate, jeez louise...
“Currently, there are no specific, widely approved blood screening tests for Andes virus, but its presence in the blood during acute, often non-specific, early infection underscores the potential risk to blood safety in affected regions. National Institutes of Health (.gov) +1”
Don’t worry. Like Covid every test will come back positive
And don’t question the results!
Just like Covid
I’m not worried about catching it.
But I am concerned about the safety of the blood supply, especially since gay and bisexual males are allowed to donate.
I thought it was not spread by humans
See my reply #29.
I have a mask someone gave me featuring Trump riding a T-rex and firing two machine guns. That’s my ride or die.
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