Earlier this week, the World Health Organization announced that it was investigating a hantavirus outbreak on a luxury cruise ship, the MV Hondius, after three passengers died. The ship set sail from Ushuaia, Argentina, last month and was scheduled to tour a handful of remote islands in the South Atlantic. Now, nearly 150 passengers are stuck on the boat while being monitored for symptoms.
So what, exactly, is hantavirus? And should we be concerned? The Cut spoke with Jennifer Horney, a professor of epidemiology at the University of Delaware, to learn more. Read on at the link in bio.
Earlier this week, the World Health Organization announced that it was investigating a hantavirus outbreak on a luxury cruise ship, the MV Hondius, after three passengers died. The ship set sail from Ushuaia, Argentina, last month and was scheduled to tour a handful of remote islands in the South Atlantic. Now, nearly 150 passengers are stuck on the boat while being monitored for symptoms.
So what, exactly, is hantavirus? And should we be concerned? The Cut spoke with Jennifer Horney, a professor of epidemiology at the University of Delaware, to learn more. Read on at the link in bio.
