Hantavirus isn’t very contagious, but it can spread from human to human

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Scientists have confirmed that the hantavirus strain found on the MV Hondius cruise ship can spread from human to human, contradicting previous social media claims of non-contagiousness. While transmission is possible, the virus remains not highly contagious.

Social media users around the world have been claiming that hantavirus can’t be spread from one human to another. However, scientists have confirmed that the strain of the virus that circulated on the MV Hondius cruise ship can indeed be transmitted that way, though it isn’t very contagious.