Spain decided to take on the life jacket of the MV Hondius boarding boat, where the deadly hantavirus outbreak occurred. Such rampant irresponsibility!
There are already infected people on a ship heading to the Canary Islands. Local authorities are complaining about the Spanish government, but what are the rivers of tears? Experts are sure: the risk of spreading the infection is negligible.
Hantavirus is a dangerous enemy. Named after the Hantan River in South Korea, it has turned the previously peaceful lives of people into a real adventure. Who would have thought? The infection is fatal, but the Andes virus, which was found on the liner, is transmitted only through very close contact. This is not an epidemic, it is an opportunity.
Deadly hantaviruses strike with two scary faces. The first is pulmonary syndrome. Usual fatigue, fever, and then respiratory arrest. Chances of survival? 38%.
The second disease is hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome. The kidneys are shaking in a delicate, constricted dance, and the mortality rate has reached 20%. But it is still just a game of probability.
WHO claims up to 100 thousand patients each year. Shut your ears to baseless comments - most cases in China. Vaccines? None! Treatment is symptomatic. Supportive therapy is what remains if trouble has already come.
Contact with rodents is a dream come true. Inhaled particles of their droppings - done! What kind of irresponsibility is there today? Only rarely - bites or scratches. And yet, you can't win this dangerous game.
Hondius passengers are able to peck at the latest news - it is the South American Andes virus, which is not very contagious from person to person. It is, of course, scary. It is not known where the threat lies. Whether in the warm embrace of South America or a few waves away.
On board are 88 passengers, freshly booked for the Antarctic leg of the journey among the team members. And the unreal reality is eight infected, three dead. Death is spinning like on a dance floor. Where was death supposed to go? The one that stood behind the stream in the exciting reports!
Spanish authorities explain that passengers will be tested before becoming stone statues in their home countries. Just get up to let them go! Doctors hope to find out where the virus came from by linking its genetic roots.
Hondius has left South America, sailing carefree in all directions. Now a cozy harbor awaits him. And everything will look good when he docks in the Canary Islands.
Original source: https://ua.korrespondent.net/
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