Hantavirus, Texas
Digest more
UTMB in Galveston is one of 13 biohazard units in the US that can take in patients such as the hantavirus patients who were on a cruise during an outbreak.
Recent headlines surrounding a suspected hantavirus outbreak tied to an international cruise ship have renewed public concern about the rare but potentially deadly disease, especially among people still carrying trauma from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Two Texas residents are among the passengers who traveled aboard the MV Hondius, a luxury cruise ship currently struggling with a rare and deadly outbreak of the Andes hantavirus in the Atlantic Ocean,
5don MSN
Texas mother shares daughter's hantavirus story as new outbreak draws global medical attention
A rare and often misunderstood virus is drawing new scrutiny as families and physicians revisit the toll it has taken and the gaps that remain in detection and treatment.
The rare hantavirus is making headlines after a cruise ship outbreak. Here's how it starts, and the symptoms to look out for.
A rare hantavirus outbreak connected to a cruise ship has sparked fresh concern across the United States, especially after health officials confirmed that two passengers linked to the incident were from Texas.
A chilling moment from the science-fiction franchise The X-Files has resurfaced online as hantavirus cases continue to make headlines around the world, and viewers are speculating whether there was any truth to the fiction.
Three people have died and at least five others have been linked to an outbreak on a cruise ship traveling the Atlantic Ocean.