{"id":101673,"date":"2026-05-04T15:52:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T10:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=101673"},"modified":"2026-05-04T15:52:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T10:22:39","slug":"hantavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/hantavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"Hantavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Hantavirus Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, three people have died and three are ill after a Netherlands-based cruise ship was hit by a suspected outbreak of hantavirus<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Hantavirus<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hantavirus is a <\/span><b>strain of virus carried by rodents<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Transmission:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is transmitted to humans through inhalation of particles from dried rodent droppings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People most typically become infected when a virus in <\/span><b>rodent droppings, saliva and urine becomes airborne<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The virus is known to cause two severe illnesses one that primarily affects <\/span><b>the lungs and the other that attacks the kidneys.\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (HPS): It is a respiratory<\/span><b> illness<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and has a high fatality rate of about 40%.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Haemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (HFRS), which is a more severe infection and <\/span><b>impacts the kidneys.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Symptoms can include low blood pressure, internal bleeding, and acute kidney failure.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Symptoms<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hantavirus usually begins with <\/span><b>flu-like symptoms,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as fatigue and fever, one to eight weeks after exposure, according to the CDC.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Four to 10 days later, coughing, shortness of breath and fluid in the lungs appear.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Treatment:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> There is <\/span><b>no specific therapy for hantavirus infection<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, so treatment focuses on supportive care including rest and fluids.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ddnews.gov.in\/en\/what-is-the-hantavirus-that-killed-three-cruise-ship-passengers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DD News<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hantavirus is a rodent-borne virus spread through contaminated air from droppings. 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