As the Andes hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship expands across multiple countries, researchers are warning that airborne transmission must be taken seriously.
Current guidance in some settings still recommends medical masks, despite respirators such as N95, FFP2, and FFP3 masks being specifically designed to protect against airborne infectious particles. Medical masks are not designed to provide the same level of airborne protection.
With documented person-to-person transmission, uncertain infectious timing, and long incubation periods, the World Health Network is calling for stronger airborne precautions, including universal respirator use and clearer public communication around airborne risk.
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i think covid has made it more likely we will rapidly suffer another pandemic:
— many now believe covid lockdowns / vaccines / precautions were a conspiracy & covid is just the flu (meanwhile it’s mass disabling ppl to this day
— covid destroyed immune systems & cognitive abilities at scale, making populations less able to fight off the next pandemic
— people are angry about any sacrifices they thought they were forced to make due to covid and now are less willing to self-sacrifice in any way for the greater good
— loss of grey matter & frontal lobe damage from covid across the entire population means less empathy from all humans. no one cares anymore if people suffer and die due to their selfish choices (witness the behavior we see all around us now)
Eli #hantavirus tarttuu myös ilmateitse aerosolien kautta.
Tarttuu helposti ja nopeastikin, ei vaadi fyysistä kontaktia. Viranomaiset väittävät, että vaatii läheistä ja pitkäkestoista kontaktia - jota ei ollut edes siellä lentokoneessa.
THL: voi tarttua myös oireettomilta.
I'm just going to say it again once, as simply as I can, for everyone who is slow to understand this:
Covid infection damages the vascular endothelium, the delicate lining inside your blood vessels.
Hantavirus *targets* the vascular endothelium.
@InhimillinenE@VilenJenni Surullista, että edelleen jaksetaan jauhaa käsienpesumantraa. Tutkimuksia ilmanpuhdistimien hyödyistä infektioiden vähenemiseen löytyy jo vaikka kuinka paljon. Suomi on ihan takapajula ilmahygienian suhteen.