Public concern about new international health emergencies is constant, especially when a virus shows human-to-human transmission capability. However, a medical professional from Tenerife has issued a reassuring message, based on virology, regarding the hantavirus.
Through an exhaustive study, the specialist has broken down why the hantavirus, specifically the Andes strain, lacks the potential to paralyze the world. His analysis highlights that the virus's high lethality, ranging between 30 and 40 percent, paradoxically acts as a restrictive factor for its spread.
Infected patients develop severe symptoms almost immediately, leading to rapid hospitalization, often in the ICU, or unfortunately, to death. This biological aggressiveness prevents the carrier from maintaining a normal life or socializing for days, a situation that was observed with COVID-19.
“"The hantavirus is a pathogen that “announces itself” with violence, which greatly facilitates tracing and isolation tasks by health authorities, cutting the chain of contagion long before it becomes a large-scale public health problem."
