Posted by Accher 1 day ago
Flight Attendant in Netherlands Tested for Hantavirus
Stewardess who was briefly on Johannesburg-Amsterdam flight admitted to Amsterdam UMC on May 7. Tests expected today.
KLM flight attendant tested negative for hantavirus infection, WHO says - https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/...
and seemingly no info on who made/operates it?
My understanding is, unfortunate souls got infected with nasty disease that hardly crosses between humans, end of story. Am I missing something?
https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/...
It happened to rich Westerners, not a bunch of poor people from Africa.
It happened on an international flight and a cruise ship. There is a lot of exposure. There are people being monitored for hantavirus being sent back to their respective countries.
People are having flashbacks of 2019/2020 and comparing the news coming out about this outbreak.
The political season is in full swing in the US and there is lots of finger pointing, especially around the health departments.
The messaging is "please keep on living your lives despite all the psychological terror you've been subject to by the power/money that be that don't even attempt to cover its fascist face anymore".
Hopefully this is true, since otherwise it's a bit concerning - taking weeks before symptoms show, giving it plenty of time to spread.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/hantavirus-human-transmission...
The good news is that hantavirus has been around and known for a long time.
Fatigue, headache, abdominal pain, muscle aches - could be hantavirus, could be waking up in a weird position after slightly undercooked chicken stew for supper