Fact-check: Debunking viral conspiracy theories linking Hantavirus to COVID-19

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Recent social media claims suggesting a new “planned” pandemic involving Hantavirus have been debunked by health experts and medical data. Although Hantavirus can cause severe illness, it is not a new discovery and does not spread in the same manner as COVID-19. The virus is primarily a zoonotic disease transmitted from rodents to humans through contact with infected waste. Because human-to-human transmission is exceptionally rare, experts confirm that the virus does not pose a global pandemic threat similar to highly contagious airborne respiratory viruses.

  • Hantavirus is a zoonotic disease spread primarily through contact with the urine, feces, or saliva of infected rodents.
  • The virus was first identified in the 1970s and has been a known medical entity for decades, contradicting claims that it is a new or engineered threat.
  • Human-to-human transmission is considered extremely rare and has only been documented in specific strains, such as the Andes virus in South America.
  • Medical professionals state that Hantavirus lacks the high transmissibility required to cause a global pandemic comparable to COVID-19.
  • Symptoms of infection typically include fever, fatigue, and muscle aches, which can progress to severe respiratory or renal issues.
  • Fact-checkers have categorized viral “Plandemic” narratives as misinformation, noting there is no evidence of a coordinated or upcoming Hantavirus outbreak.

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19 COMMENTS

  1. They're floating the next fear distraction event – aliens, extinction virus, nuclear war – What's humanity going to fall for next to give them greater control? Same song and dance. Yawn. 🥱

  2. Now citing the WHO, which erroneously stated the COVID influenza doesn’t transfer airborne but were later refuted. And now states most Hanta virus doesn’t spread between people. More of fear containment than science.
    It is prudent the CDC has taken the 17 US passengers of the MV Hondius to Omaha (Nebraska) for quarantine.

  3. You don't need scientific evidence to prove the media is blowing this out of proportion, which is suspicious all on its own. Nothing but this on the mainstream news. There are far greater threats to humanity right now – like the war in the middle east.

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