00:00I am currently on board the MV Hondias, and what's happening right now is very real for all of us
00:07here.
00:08Passengers trapped aboard a cruise ship off the coast of West Africa faced growing fear and uncertainty Monday
00:14as medics worked to evacuate people showing symptoms of the deadly Hanta virus
00:18after a suspected outbreak aboard that has killed three people.
00:23Jake Rosmarin, a U.S. travel blogger, is among 150 people stuck aboard the MV Hondias.
00:29We're not just a story. We're not just headlines. We're people.
00:35People with families, with lives, with people waiting for us at home.
00:43There's a lot of uncertainty, and that's the hardest part.
00:50All we want right now is to feel safe, to have clarity, and to get home.
00:57Hanta virus, a disease typically carried by rodents, does not transfer easily between humans.
01:03The World Health Organization said the risk to the wider public was low.
01:07Still, authorities in the island nation of Cape Verde said they were not allowing the Dutch-flagged ship
01:13to dock as a public health precaution.
01:15The ship's operator, Oceanwide Expeditions, said it was
01:19managing a serious medical situation and looking into whether passengers could be screened and disembarked
01:25on the islands of Las Palmas and Tenerife.
01:27Authorities said the deceased include a Dutch couple and a German national.
01:31Others fell ill, including a British citizen who left the vessel earlier
01:35and was being treated in South Africa.
01:38Hanta virus, which can cause fatal respiratory illness,
01:42is spread when droppings and urine of rodents become airborne.
01:45There are no specific drugs to treat Hanta virus,
01:49so treatment focuses on supportive care,
01:51including putting patients on ventilators in severe cases.
01:55Hanta virus usually begins with flu-like symptoms,
01:58such as fatigue and fever, one to eight weeks after exposure.
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02:09one to eight weeks after exposure.
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