{"id":340904,"date":"2026-05-05T21:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T20:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-is-hantavirus-and-how-is-it-spread-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T21:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T20:00:17","slug":"what-is-hantavirus-and-how-is-it-spread-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-is-hantavirus-and-how-is-it-spread-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"What is hantavirus and how is it spread? | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/yZTMkyq6fyY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"What is hantavirus and how is it spread? | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yZTMkyq6fyY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Three people have died after a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship sailing in the Atlantic Ocean, according to the World Health Organization.<\/p>\n<p>The outbreak was reported aboard the cruise ship which was travelling from Argentina to Cape Verde.<\/p>\n<p>Hantavirus refers to a strain of viruses carried by rodents, primarily transmitted to humans through inhalation of airborne particles from dried rodent droppings.<\/p>\n<p>Infections typically occur when the virus becomes airborne from a rodent&#8217;s urine, droppings, or saliva, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#Hantavirus #Cruise #BBCNews<\/p>\n<p>0:00 What is hantavirus?<br \/>\n0:50 Where could it come from?<br \/>\n01:44 How does it spread?<br \/>\n02:09 What are the symptoms?<br \/>\n03:08 Who is it most dangerous for?<br \/>\n03:24 How do you test for it?<br \/>\n03:56 What\u2019s the treatment?<br \/>\n04:27 Will we have a lockdown?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three people have died after a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship sailing in the Atlantic Ocean, according to the World Health Organization. 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