Hantavirus isn’t very contagious, but it can spread from human to human
Advertising Home Health Hantavirus isn’t very contagious, but it can spread from human to human Health Social media users around the world have been claiming that hantavirus can’t be spread from one human to another. However, scientists have confirmed that the strain of the virus that circulated on the MV Hondius cruise ship can indeed be transmitted that way, though it isn’t very contagious. Measures were quickly taken to quarantine and keep under close surveillance those ill or possibly infected with the virus, which has a 38 percent lethality rate, according to the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
- ▪Advertising Home Health Hantavirus isn’t very contagious, but it can spread from human to human Health Social media users around the world have been claiming that hantavirus can’t be spread from one human to another.
- ▪However, scientists have confirmed that the strain of the virus that circulated on the MV Hondius cruise ship can indeed be transmitted that way, though it isn’t very contagious.
- ▪Measures were quickly taken to quarantine and keep under close surveillance those ill or possibly infected with the virus, which has a 38 percent lethality rate, according to the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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| Original publisher | France 24 (EN) |
| Canonical URL | https://www.france24.com/en/health/20260522-hantavirus-not-very-contagious-spread-human |
| Publication time | Fri, 22 May 2026 15:54:03 GMT |
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Advertising Home Health Hantavirus isn’t very contagious, but it can spread from human to human Health Social media users around the world have been claiming that hantavirus can’t be spread from one human to another. However, scientists have confirmed that the strain of the virus that circulated on the MV Hondius cruise ship can indeed be transmitted that way, though it isn’t very contagious. Issued on: 22/05/2026 - 17:54Modified: 22/05/2026 - 17:55 4 min Reading time Share By: The FRANCE 24 Observers / Quang Pham Contrary to claims made on social media, hantavirus can be spread from one human to another. © X On May 3, the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced the death of three passengers on the MV Hondius, a cruise ship crossing the Atlantic Ocean, from hantavirus.
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