• Bloomcole@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    R factor of 2.19!
    And mortality of 35% to 50%!
    Glad you made the distinction between Andes and ‘normal’ Hanta which they (mis)use to say it’s not so alarming.

    https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2009040

    I am certainly a bit concerned, especially how nonchalant they handle it, trusting on self-quarantine and this for 2 weeks less than is required for Andes virus.