While the entire world is facing a tough situation due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, it looks China is gearing for another big battle, this time against Hantavirus.
As per a report, a man in China’s Yunnan province tested positive for the virus on Monday and died shortly.
The man died while on his way back to Shandong Province for work on a chartered bus, the Global Times has reported.
According to the Global Times, 32 other people he came into contact with are being tested for the Hantavirus.
Related story : Coronavirus : Ghanaian ‘big man’ allowed to skip quarantine & testing upon arrival
The news on Hantavirus set the panic-button across the globe on Tuesday.
A person from Yunnan Province died while on his way back to Shandong Province for work on a chartered bus on Monday. He was tested positive for #hantavirus. Other 32 people on bus were tested. pic.twitter.com/SXzBpWmHvW
— Global Times (@globaltimesnews) March 24, 2020
People started panicking that it was another COVID-19-like killer ready to cause a new pandemic.
It has been found that humans who contract the Hantavirus usually come into contact with rodents — rat and mice.
Just like the Coronavirus, it’s transmitted when a person after touching rodent droppings, urine or nesting materials touches his/her eyes nose or mouth.
Early symptoms of Hantavirus include fever, headache, muscle ache, abdominal pain, dizziness, chills, and other abdominal problems.
Read also : Efia Odo blast Mensah Otabil & others for telling members to pay tithes through MOMO
Later symptoms include lungs filled with fluid, shortness of breath, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.
Hantavirus shares a striking resemblance with Coronavirus but not as dangerous as Coronavirus.
May also like : Fella Makafui and Medikal donates provisions to the needy [Video]
