The writer is a science commentator
As I lean into later life, the idea of a cruise is not quite as off-putting as it used to be. Recent events, however, are newly crushing the appeal of dining at the captain’s table.
Three passengers on an Atlantic cruise have died after suspected hantavirus infection, according to the World Health Organization. The rodent-borne virus can be transmitted to people via bites or rat droppings, saliva or urine. Another passenger, a UK national, is in intensive care in South Africa and two more still aboard are unwell (a third patient is improving).
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