Most of you have heard about the recent outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship, so today Asif and Ali revisit that topic (no entertainment topic for today). We will go over the facts of the outbreak and then splice in our conversation from last spring about all things hantavirus.

Ali asks Asif about this rare infection and how it is transmitted by exposure to rodent droppings. Asif discusses how people contract it, how common it is and where in North American you can be exposed to it. He then discusses the two serious forms of the disease –  hantavirus pulmonary syndrome and hantavirus renal syndrome. He then goes over the treatment and the prevention of the disease. 

NB Since this episode came out early, our next episode will be out May 22!

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Show Notes:

• Risk of hantavirus pandemic 'very low,' Canada's top health official say: https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/livestory/hantavirus-questions-answered-9.7192423
• Hantavirus in humans: a review of clinical aspects and management: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(23)00128-7/abstract
• Hantavirus in humans: a review of clinical aspects and management: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(23)00128-7/abstract
• What Is Hantavirus, the Rare Disease That Killed Betsy Arakawa? https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/health/what-is-hantavirus-gene-hackman-wife.html
• Hantavirus: What it is, how it spreads, how often it's fatal: https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/what-is-hantavirus-explained-gene-hackman-betsy-arakawa-1.7479265

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