Hantavirus

"After Coronavirus..now deadlier Hantavirus"

What is Hantavirus and how does it dissipate?

According to the  centre for Disease Control, tells that the virus is spread mainly from rodents in human beings.

 Although it goes on to say that disorder with any of the hantavirus can cause hantavirus disease in people.

The hantavirus panic comes at a time when the total count of those infected by novel coronavirus is nearing the 400,000 mark then.

Actually when the world is trying to find a cure for the dreaded coronavirus pandemic,  then a report in Global Times said that a man from China's Yunnan province died from Hantavirus while on a bus to the Shandong province raised new suspicion in whole world...

 Therefore,all the fellow passengers on the bus have been tested for the virus now as preventing measure then.

 Let's learn what is Hantavirus?

The Centre for Disease Control says that the Hantavirus is spread mainly from rodents. It goes on to say that disease with any of the hantavirus can result in hantavirus disease in people.

Hantaviruses in the Americas are recognized  as “New World” hantaviruses and may cause hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS). Other hantaviruses, known as “Old World” hantaviruses, are found mostly in Europe and Asia and may cause hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS)," the CDC website said also.

The hantavirus case arrives at a time when the total count of those infected by novel coronavirus globally is nearing the 400,000 mark and scientists are yet to find a cure for it. The global death toll has crossed the 20,000 marks till now.

Thank God, this virus prevails in China only.