The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported three fatalities linked to a Hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Hantaviruses, rare but potentially deadly, are typically transmitted through rodent exposure. The infections can cause severe respiratory illness, with symptoms often appearing one to eight weeks after exposure to infected rodent urine, saliva, or feces.

Hantaviruses are usually spread by exposure to urine, saliva or feces from infected rodents, such as rats or mice. Hantavirus infections are rare but can cause deadly respiratory infections. <img alt="This aerial picture shows a general view of a cruise ship off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on Sunday. Three people have died in an outbreak of a dangerous respiratory virus on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean, according to the World Health Organization." src="https://npr.brights...