Rare hantavirus outbreak leaves cruise ship passengers fighting for their lives

A rare hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship traveling near Antarctica has alarmed scientists after several passengers became critically ill and three people...

Dangerous Hantavirus found in nearly one-third of rodents in parts of the pacific northwest

A new study has found that a dangerous virus carried by rodents may be far more common in parts of the Pacific Northwest than...

Scientists discover worrying spread of deadly rodent virus in Washington and Idaho

Researchers studying rodents in the Pacific Northwest have uncovered surprising evidence that a potentially deadly virus may be quietly circulating much more widely than...

Scientists directly measure how smoking makes lungs stiffer and harder to breathe

Scientists have long known that smoking damages the lungs, but a new study has now shown in detail how smoking physically changes lung tissue...

Deadly hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship triggers global health alert

A rare virus outbreak aboard a cruise ship has triggered an international health response after three passengers died and health officials warned that everyone...

Rare hantavirus outbreak on Antarctic cruise ship leaves scientists on alert

A deadly outbreak linked to hantavirus aboard a cruise ship has shocked health experts and raised concerns about one of the world’s most dangerous...

Deadly virus on cruise ship shows how dangerous hantavirus can become

A suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard a small cruise ship has drawn worldwide attention after three passengers died and several others became seriously ill. Health experts...

Hantavirus is very different to COVID. Here’s why the ‘Andes virus’ won’t cause the...

For many people, news of a virus outbreak on a cruise ship immediately brings back memories of COVID spreading when the Ruby Princess docked...

What travelers should know about the rare hantavirus outbreak

A rare hantavirus outbreak connected to the expedition cruise ship MV Hondius has raised international concern after several passengers became seriously ill and at...

Singapore experts reassure public over tuberculosis clusters and rare hantavirus cases

Two recent infectious disease stories have attracted global attention: a suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean and several linked...