Time for a no panic viewpoint about hantavirus infections. Members of the hantavirus family (hantaviridae) are mostly found in their natural reservoir: rodents. A cruise ship might not be off the grid, but it is often remote, and rats and mice are likely to be constant companions of survival groups in disaster settings. There are steps you can take to avoid rat carrying illnesses, therefore, it’s important to know about them. One more thing: A dozen or so cases on a cruise ship and a yearly few in the Western U.S. does not a pandemic make.
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Joe Alton MD
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