Deadly virus spread from rats in the middle of the sea! Death of 3 passengers on the ship, fear of new epidemic

Panic in the middle of the sea. Deadly hantavirus spread from rats on board. 6 people have died due to this terrible virus. Many others are sick as well. The information was released on Sunday by the South African Division of the World Health Organization (WHO). This terrible incident happened in the Atlantic Ocean. There are about 200 passengers on board. Although the ship is currently anchored in the African country of Cape Verde, passengers are not allowed to disembark due to fear of spreading the infection.

It is known that this luxury cruise under the flag of the Netherlands departed from Argentina on March 20. It then crossed the Atlantic in the equatorial south towards Europe. The destination of the cruise was an island off Spain. Which is a popular tourist center in Africa on the Atlantic Ocean. The ship had 170 passengers, 71 crew members. Hantavirus infection suddenly spreads on the way. The first victim of the virus was a 70-year-old man. He died on the ship. He went on a trip with his wife. His body was washed up in the South Atlantic at St. Helena.

The first victim of the virus was a 70-year-old man. He died on the ship. He went on a trip with his wife. His body was washed up in the South Atlantic at St. Helena.

After the death of the old man, his wife was returning to the Netherlands from South Africa. But he fell ill at the airport. He was rushed to the hospital where he died. Then another passenger died on the ship. After that, the panic reached its peak. It is known that 6 more people got sick on the ship. One of them has been admitted to a hospital in South Africa. Preparations have begun to evacuate the rest from the ship to hospital.

But the question is how this virus spread? No such infections have been reported in the port of departure in Argentina. And wherever the ship docked there was no problem either. As a result, it is assumed that the infection spread from inside the ship. Mice are the main carriers of this virus. Hantavirus was first reported in 1993. A couple died of this virus. At least 600 people died within a few months. Humans become infected with hantavirus through contact with rat feces and saliva. Scientists claim that this virus is more dangerous than Corona. If infected, the death rate is about 38 percent.