While the world is engage in closed fight to break the chain of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the latest news of a man dying of another virus in China is adding to the worry.
Source: Global Times / Twitter
The unidentified person from Yunnan Province in China died while on his way back to Shandong Province for work on a chartered bus on Monday, while 32 several others were tested, the Global Times announced in a tweet.
“He was tested positive for #hantavirus. Other 32 people on bus were tested,” the outlet stated, offering no further details.
However, experts were quick to point out that it is not a new virus - and has only rare transmission between humans.
“The #Hantavirus first emerged in 1950s in the American-Korean war in Korea (Hantan river). It spreads from rat/mice if humans ingest their body fluids. Human-human transmission is rare,” Swedish scientist Dr. Sumaiya Shaikh tweeted.
“There were even vaccines developed for it. Please do not panic, unless you plan to eat rats,” she further explained.
The #Hantavirus first emerged in 1950s in the American-Korean war in Korea (Hantan river). It spreads from rat/mice if humans injest their body fluids. Human-human transmission is rare. There were even vaccines developed for it. Please do not panic, unless you plan to eat rats.— Dr Sumaiya Shaikh (@Neurophysik) March 24, 2020
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