Hanta Virus and Ebola Virus

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These are the latest outbreaks, the Hantavirus was contained
in a cruise liner, though some died and some took it off the
ship, but they seem to have kept it contained, the ship is now in
Rotterdam, under quarantine, all the passengers and crew who
ckecked negative, have to Quarnatine, at home for 45 days.

Ebola Virus, on the other hand, has so far killed almost 100 in
the Democratic Republic of the Congo and infected 466 people,
it has spread to Uganda, where some have died, (No Numbers),
plus some infected including in the capital, Kampala.

The previous outbreak was in Zimbabwe, but this is a different
strain and it is immune to the Vaccine used before.

We don't want to experience any of these things and I really am
very sorry for the people of the 2 countries who are aflicted, I
have friends from these places, here in London and I hope that
they have not been in their home countries for some time, they
know what ebola can do.

Lots of people here are wearing masks again, a reminder of the
COVID experience.

Stay safe.
Mike.
 
MACKTEXAS said:
It may be too early for WHO or other communicable disease agencies to accurately forecast the degree of contagion we may see from these diseases, but it's doubtful that masks would offer the degree of protection needed against Hantavirus or Ebola.
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Not those medical masks anyway. I don't see why they are used...so many gaps in them! I can't wear them....I feel like I'm breathing in mask. The KN95s work for me. I pray we never see an outbreak of Ebola or Hanta here. How scary. I've already noticed what seems like a discrepancy in what was said about how difficult it is for Hanta to spread. The infectious disease experts keep saying it has to be close contact with someone, perhaps for a prolonged period. Yet they also said someone contracted it, possibly on a plane. I guess the definer is how close a contact and what is considered a prolonged period.
 
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OneEyedDiva said:
How scary. I've already noticed a what seems like a discrepancy in what was said about how difficult it is for Hanta to spread.
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Hantavirus, generally is rarely communicated, between people,
except for the South American version, (They say), the Dutch
couple who were the first to die, brought it on to the ship, they
were bird watchers and had gone to a rubbish tip in Argentina,
to see a "White Throated, Cara Cara", this bird is known to be a
frequent visitor to the tip, this was reported at the beginning of
the incident.

Mike.
 
I think the news media, who are greatly controlled by certain individuals/governments, are intentionally testing the waters to see what the public reaction would be to another possible p(l)andemic.

Ebola is nothing new, especially in certain areas of Africa. The Hanta virus occurs rarely and is contracted by breathing in the dust of infected rodents' feces. It is almost impossible for it to be spread human-to-human. They quarantined those few people and it is front page news, which I consider fear-mongering.

According to the CDC, "As of the end of 2023, 890 cases of hantavirus disease were reported in the United States since surveillance began in 1993." Over a period of 30 years, averaging 30 cases per year, reported and confirmed by lab testing. Most of those were in the western states.
 
I'm sorry for the people suffering from these terrible viruses, but am not particularly concerned about Ebola or the Andes strain of hantavirus becoming widespread throughout the planet.

Neither the Andes hantavirus nor the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola are known to be easily transmitted via casual contact between humans.

"All Ebola viruses are transmitted through direct contact with the bodily fluids of infected animals or humans or objects contaminated with such fluids."
https://www.reuters.com/business/he...out-bundibugyo-strain-ebola-virus-2026-05-18/

"What is the risk of getting hantavirus?:
Public health officials emphasize that the risk to the United States public is low. “The chance for broad spread in the U.S. is extremely unlikely,” says Jenkins."
(J Lee Jenkins, M.D., is the deputy director of the Johns Hopkins Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response)
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/expert-qa/hantavirus

Sad to note: Due to a lack of confidence in the CDC, I'm using sources I consider more trustworthy, Reuters and Johns Hopkins included.
 
Apparently USAID used to have a major role in quickly identifying ebola outbreaks and starting isolation and contact tracing really fast, but since the US saved money by dismantling USAID, it will be so ironic if ebola shows up in America and winds up costing more than it would have to assist at the source of outbreaks.
 
I don't think either of these are going to anywhere near Covid levels of concern.

Wearing a mask makes sense if you are really concerned. Despite what scaremongers spread during Covid, a mask can be effective in minimizing chances of the spread of a virus. Note, a mask doesn't have to trap something as small as a virus, since the virus isn't flying out of our mouths on its own - it's usually trapped in moisture/spital. During Covid there were rumors that you could suffocate by wearing a mask. :D

I don't know, there's probably a reason surgeons use them. ;)
 
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