They want to put the fear of God into you at every chance they get. Why is that? Do people really want to live in fear? The media certainly wants you to. That's why they're over-playing the fuckin' shit outta this rat disease scare.
The report starts out like this: A THIRD rat virus cruise evacuee has tested positive for the deadly hantavirus after being brought ashore in Tenerife. The Spanish passenger tested positive for the virus today and is said to be asymptomatic (for the record, Asymptomatic refers to a medical condition or infection that is present, yet does not produce any noticeable signs or symptoms. A person who is asymptomatic may be perfectly healthy but carrying an illness, such as in the early stages of a chronic disease or during an infection.).
Fears are growing (yeah - in your fuckin' dreams thay are) as two other 'rat plague ship' (gotta love that phrase for it's accuracy. This disease is not spreadable human-to-human) evacuees tested positive for the killer disease just hours after health officials gave them the all-clear to leave the ship.
Passengers were given a questionnaire and assessed for symptoms of the deadly disease before disembarking, but were not tested before leaving the vessel.
So, if they weren't tested, doesn't that mean the authorities know it's not transmitable? Duh.
For the record, Most forms of hantavirus do not spread between humans. An exception is the Andes strain found in South America, which can, in very rare cases, spread between people through 'extremely close' contact. Scared yet?
They hope you are. Jeez...
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