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EXPLAINER-What is the hantavirus that killed three cruise ship passengers?

Updates throughout with latest on the ship and its passengers, comments from the WHO and experts. outbreak of hantavirus aboard a luxury cruise ship, with another five confirmed or suspected cases reported, but the World Health Organization has said the wider threat to public health remains low.There have been eight known and suspected hantavirus cases linked to the cruise ship, the MV Hondius, the WHO said on Wednesday, including the three deaths.Three people were evacuated from the ship on Wednesday, two of them seriously ill, said the vessel's operator Oceanwide Expeditions. Another patient remains in intensive care in South Africa, and a man who returned to Switzerland after being a passenger on the ship is being treated in Zurich.Passengers who are not showing symptoms - currently all of those still on the ship - will be allowed to disembark when they reach the Canary Islands. Spain said the 14 Spanish passengers would be quarantined in a military hospital, while all other passeng

EXPLAINER-What is the hantavirus that killed three cruise ship passengers?

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She said experts were working to establish which passengers were high-risk or low-risk, based on their contacts with passengers who were unwell. \nWHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF INFECTION?Hantaviruses common in different parts of the world cause different symptoms or diseases — and some cause none at all.Symptoms typically begin one to eight weeks after exposure and may include fever, muscle aches and gastrointestinal issues, according to the WHO, although a typical incubation period would be closer to around two to three weeks, said Andrew Pollard, a professor at Oxford University's Pandemic Sciences Institute. \n The Andes hantavirus and other hantaviruses in the Americas can cause hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome, which progresses quickly and leads to fluid buildup in the lungs along with heart complications. Fatality rates from hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome are up to 50%, the WHO says, compared to 1-15% from the infections common in Asia and Europe. 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The WHO estimates there are 10,000 to 100,000 human cases globally each year, with severity varying by strain.\nThe strain identified on the ship is the Andes hantavirus, which typically circulates in Argentina and Chile. The Hondius set off from Argentina on April 1. \nHOW IS THE VIRUS SPREAD?Hantavirus spreads primarily through rodents, infecting people via contact with rats or mice, or their urine, droppings, or saliva — often when the virus becomes airborne during cleaning of infested areas. 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Another patient remains in intensive care in South Africa, and a man who returned to Switzerland after being a passenger on the ship is being treated in Zurich.\n\n There are nearly 150 people still on board the ship, which has been marooned off Cape Verde since Sunday and was expected to set off for Spain's \nCanary Islands\n later on Wednesday. \n\n Passengers who are not showing symptoms - currently all of those still on the ship - will be allowed to disembark when they reach the Canary Islands. Spain said the 14 Spanish passengers would be quarantined in a military hospital, while all other passengers will be repatriated and quarantined in line with their own countries' guidance.\nWHAT IS HANTAVIRUS? Hantaviruses are rodent-borne viruses that can infect people and cause illness. The WHO estimates there are 10,000 to 100,000 human cases globally each year, with severity varying by strain.\nThe strain identified on the ship is the Andes hantavirus, which typically circulates in Argentina and Chile. The Hondius set off from Argentina on April 1. \nHOW IS THE VIRUS SPREAD?Hantavirus spreads primarily through rodents, infecting people via contact with rats or mice, or their urine, droppings, or saliva — often when the virus becomes airborne during cleaning of infested areas. Less commonly, it spreads through contaminated surfaces.The Andes virus is the only known hantavirus that can spread through close, prolonged human-to-human contact.The WHO said on Wednesday it had not been informed of any changes in the virus that could have made it more transmissible in this way, but it believes there has been some human-to-human spread on board the Hondius.\n Studies have shown that the virus tends to transmit in the early stages of a patient's sickness, when they have symptoms.\n\n Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO Director of Epidemic and Pandemic Management, told Reuters in an interview on Wednesday that close contact meant something like sharing a cabin or bunk room on board the ship. She said experts were working to establish which passengers were high-risk or low-risk, based on their contacts with passengers who were unwell. \nWHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF INFECTION?Hantaviruses common in different parts of the world cause different symptoms or diseases — and some cause none at all.Symptoms typically begin one to eight weeks after exposure and may include fever, muscle aches and gastrointestinal issues, according to the WHO, although a typical incubation period would be closer to around two to three weeks, said Andrew Pollard, a professor at Oxford University's Pandemic Sciences Institute. \n The Andes hantavirus and other hantaviruses in the Americas can cause hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome, which progresses quickly and leads to fluid buildup in the lungs along with heart complications. Fatality rates from hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome are up to 50%, the WHO says, compared to 1-15% from the infections common in Asia and Europe. CAN HANTAVIRUS INFECTION BE TREATED?There is no specific treatment for infection from hantavirus, so current therapy focuses on supportive care, including rest and fluids. Patients may need breathing support such as a ventilator.Prevention focuses on limiting contact with rodents through measures like keeping areas and surfaces clean. 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