00:01A rare virus is sweeping through a luxury polar cruise ship right now.
00:06And it is baffling global scientists.
00:08The MV Hondias left Argentina in April.
00:11Since then, three passengers have passed away.
00:14And at least eight others are infected or critically ill.
00:17This isn't COVID or Norovirus.
00:20It's the Andes trail of Hunter virus.
00:22Usually, you only catch this from the hippie tropics.
00:26But this specific strain can do something terrifying.
00:28It spreads person to person through close contact.
00:31Because of a massive eight-week incubation window,
00:34a global health hunt is underway.
00:37Witness fresh and returning passengers into a 45-day home isolation.
00:41Using a military hospital to quarantine its citizens.
00:45The WHO says the general public risk is very low.
00:48It does not spread easily.
00:49But it is a stark reminder
00:51of how fast an isolated ship can turn a rare regional pathogen
00:55into an international emergency.
00:58Thoughts?
00:59Let us know in your replies and comments below.
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