""Hantavirus is most commonly spread through contact with rodent urine, droppings, [and] saliva in the case of a bite," says Dr. Carla McWilliams, chief of infectious disease, quality and safety for Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital."
""With the timing of the incubation period of hantavirus, which can be anywhere from one to six weeks, our assumption is that they were infected off the ship, perhaps doing some activities there," Kerkhove of WHO said."
""Person-to-person transmission of hantavirus is very rare, and known to occur with just one strain," says Dr. Daniel Kuritzkes, senior physician in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Mass General Brigham."
Hantavirus is mainly transmitted through contact with rodent urine, droppings, and saliva. Supportive care is available, but no specific treatments exist. Early care improves recovery chances. Initial infections likely occurred before boarding a cruise ship in Argentina. The incubation period ranges from one to six weeks. The extent of passenger contact with wildlife is unclear. While human-to-human transmission is rare, it may occur among close contacts. The Andes hantavirus strain, endemic to Chile and Argentina, is the only known strain associated with person-to-person transmission.
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