debbiedowner
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Now that you know that the Andes version is spread person to person. Primary transmission is inhalation. But can be ingested if you eat food with infected rat droppings.Hanta virus is ingested when you stir up infected rat, rodent, mice droppings. Its not spread from person to person. These people were likely infected before they even got on the boat. It has a 30 percent mortality rate when ingested. I've never heard of person to person spread of hanta virus although that's what they're saying about this supposed strain.