Who has 'plague ship' on their doomsday bingo card?

This seems like such a media hype train on 2026's most nothing burger.

There's three possible causes here...

1. Start of an outbreak
2. Mickey Mouse sex cult
3. Hantavirus ends in virus like coronavirus and coronavirus bad

Judging by how the virus actually works, I wish it was 2, but unfortunately it's more likely to be 3. It ain't 1; not so long as 2 isn't happening.

FWIW, the incubation period for Andes virus, which is the specific strain from the cruise ship, is roughly 2-3 weeks, but can be as long as 33 days in some cases.

Transmission is only possible while a person is symptomatic. COVID's worst aspect was it was transmissible for days before a person would present with symptoms.

If that sounds bad, wait till you hear about its incubation period...

Given the incubation period of the Andes virus, which can be up to six weeks, it’s possible that more cases may be reported,” the organisation’s director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, told a news conference. “While this is a serious incident, WHO assesses the public health risk low.”

Six weeks is nuts, and it's highly unlikely they got it that day...

If they got off and continued vacation for a week then flew home, they could be on some 12 monkeys type shit. Especially since everyone has known for decades cruise ships are breeding grounds for shit like this. Which removes most of the people who care from the population, meaning transmission rates on a cruise ship will consistently beat predictions, even if they're updated after every event.

At least one of these assholes is running around not washing their hands after they poop, it's everywhere now...