‘Floating petri dish’: Deadly hantavirus outbreak strikes cruise ship

‘Floating petri dish’: Deadly hantavirus outbreak strikes cruise ship

A cruise ship is at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak after three of the ship’s passengers have died. Five more are believed to be infected with a rare strain of the disease that can be transmitted from person to person — though the disease is usually passed through rat urine, saliva, or feces.BlazeTV host Stu Burguiere points out that a cruise ship is “already the least healthy environment possible” and isn’t surprised it’s where the disease manifested.“You’re quarantined on a ship, an...

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