China Hantavirus – Do not panic over internet posts! It is yet another virus with long existence and it only transmitted by rats. Human to Human transmission is rare.

A neuroscientist from Sweden – Dr Sumaiya Shaikh

Hantavirus is an existing virus in this world which transmitted through contact with body fluids of rats. Human-human transmission is very rare and therefore it does not possess a threat to become another pandemic. Naturally, people fear another crisis while they are in the middle of a true hard-hit-heath-crisis. Covid19 is not a very serious virus comparing to viruses such as EBOLA. However, the problem with Covid19 is, it is extremely contagious and put 20-15 % of people in critical care. Due to the extreme nature of contagiousness, Covid19 has become a health crisis since it quickly fills up any nations health care facilities once it becomes an outbreak. In true sense, Covid19 is not a health issue, it is an infrastructure issue.   

Hantavirus become trending in Social Media

Recently the news about Hantavirus and sudden death of a Chinese man in a bus due to virus capture to attention on social media like a while fire. It is hard to know the story is true or not. However, the news doesn't have to be true or false, Hantavirus kills people since 1950. But it will never become another pandemic which will shake the whole world with lock-downs.  Is this mean that Hantavirus not dangerous? No. It is dangerous. It kills 36% of people who get affected. However, people do not need to panic over this since this is yet another virus in this world which will be affecting the people with poor living conditions. Your visit to the supermarket, your metro journey to the office … etc. will not make you sick with the virus. Keep a clean house and a living room. That is it!