00:00The CDC is warning American doctors and hospitals to prepare for a potentially deadly imported
00:05virus, one that can spread from person to person.
00:09A Health Alert Network advisory issued by the CDC warns about a confirmed outbreak of
00:14Andes virus, a rare form of hantavirus linked to a cruise ship in the South Atlantic.
00:20Two people have died.
00:22At least one more was critically ill.
00:24The outbreak was confirmed by the World Health Organization in May 2026.
00:28Here is what makes Andes virus uniquely alarming.
00:32Unlike other hantaviruses, it spreads from person to person through close contact.
00:37Most hantaviruses only pass through contact with infected rodents.
00:42The CDC is now tracking U.S. passengers who were on the ship and any air travel contacts
00:47who may have been exposed.
00:50Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, the disease it causes, has no approved antiviral treatment.
00:55Early symptoms mimic the flu.
00:57By the time severe respiratory failure develops, it can be too late.
01:01The CDC says the U.S. risk is currently low, but it is actively monitoring across multiple states.
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