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Is it similar to Covid and is it easily transmitted from person to person: How afraid should we be of Hantavirus?

2026-05-07 20:11:38Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Is it similar to Covid and is it easily transmitted from person to person: How

An outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship that departed from Argentina, carrying passengers from around the world, has alarmed international health authorities, with three deaths reported so far and several more cases being monitored. Passengers who were on board have now returned to their countries, and a contact tracing operation has been launched. However, experts are insisting that the risk to the general public remains very low.

This is the point that needs to be made clearer: Hantavirus is not like Covid and it is not like the flu. It is not a virus that spreads easily from person to person in everyday life. Hantavirus is generally associated with rodents (rats, squirrels, beavers). People usually become infected when they inhale virus particles that may be in the air from their urine, feces, or saliva.

The case of this ship has raised more concern because it is suspected of being the Andes strain, a more specific variant of hantavirus, which in some cases has been seen to pass from one person to another. But even here it is not a question of an easy spread like the respiratory viruses we usually know. According to health authorities, this only happens in very close and prolonged contact, so not simply because you pass by someone on the street, in a store, at work or in a public environment.

For this reason, the BBC writes on the front page of its website today that while the news is serious and is being treated as such, there is no room for widespread alarm. The main concern is for those who were on board, for people who shared close quarters with the infected, or for those who may have had close contact with them during the journey and after returning to their countries.

Symptoms usually appear after two to four weeks, sometimes even later. At first, they may seem like a common flu, fever, fatigue, muscle aches. Then, difficulty breathing, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea may also appear. So what makes the virus important is not the ease of spread, but the fact that in some cases it can be serious for health.

There is no specific medicine that can eradicate the virus, but early diagnosis and medical care can go a long way in dealing with it. That is why authorities are monitoring contacts and closely following any suspected cases.

In short, the news should be taken seriously, but not with panic. For people who have not had direct contact with this ship or the affected people, the risk is minimal. The situation requires careful attention and monitoring, not general fear.


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