"“I imagine I got the same feeling that every person who's ever contracted hantavirus and still deals with the effects afterwards of it,” Zermeño told CBS News' "The Daily Report." "It takes you back, and it's no less painful now than it was back then. It's hard. I'm not going to lie.”"
"“But I'm here to just tell people, look, you need to do some research on this because it's not as scary as COVID-19 was,” Zermeño said. Zermeño believes online misinformation about the illness has panicked some of the public because of the word "virus.""
"Ann Lindstrand, a World Health Organization representative in Cape Verde, told CBS News Tuesday that there was no risk of a pandemic-level threat given the low likelihood of human-to-human transmission. In a statement Wednesday, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, acting director for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said that hantavirus "is not spread by people without symptoms, transmission requires close contact, and the risk to the American public is very low.""
A photojournalist who contracted hantavirus after cleaning his family home described the lasting emotional impact of the illness. Health officials are monitoring a recent outbreak linked to a Dutch-flagged cruise ship, with nine confirmed or suspected cases and three deaths. The public has been affected by misinformation, and he urged people to research the illness rather than react with fear. A World Health Organization representative said there is no pandemic-level threat due to low likelihood of human-to-human transmission. U.S. health officials stated hantavirus is not spread by people without symptoms, transmission requires close contact, and the risk to the American public is very low. The illness can be misdiagnosed, and rarity can complicate diagnosis and treatment.
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