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First Death from Hanta Virus in China

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A passenger who died on a bus in China has tested positive for a completely different virus than COVID-19 — one more fatal that often produces very similar symptoms, according to state-run media. The unidentified victim from Yunnan province died while on a chartered bus heading to his workplace in Shandong province, the state-run Global Times announced in a tweet Monday. “He was tested positive for #hantavirus. Other 32 people on bus were tested,” the outlet stated, offering no further details. The suggestion of a new virus starting just as China starts lifting its strict quarantines from COVID-19, which originated in the Asian nation, sparked panic among many on social media, with #hantavirus trending. However, experts were quick to point out that it is not a new virus — and has only rarely thought to have been passed between humans. “The #Hantavirus first emerged in 1950s in the American-Korean war in Korea (Hantan river). It spreads from rat/mice if humans ingest t

$20 Trillion Lawsuit against China

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Biggest lawsuit in the history! $20 Trillion A $20 trillion lawsuit has been filed against Chinese authorities in the US over coronavirus outbreak. American lawyer Larry Klayman and his advocacy group Freedom Watch along with Texas company Buzz Photos have filed the lawsuit against the Chinese government, Chinese army, the Wuhan Institute of Virology , Director of Wuhan Institute of Virology Shi Zhengli and Chinese army's Major General Chen Wei. The plaintiffs have sought $20 trillion, which is a bigger amount than China's GDP, claiming coronavirus is the result of a biological weapon prepared by the Chinese authorities. They have accused China of aiding and abetting death, provision of material support to terrorists, conspiracy to cause injury and death of US citizens, negligence, wrongful death, and assault and battery. They allege the virus had released from the Wuhan Virology Institute. The plaintiffs stated that the COVID-19 virus was "designed&q

Hantavirus V/S Coronavirus

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What is Hanta Virus?

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What is Hanta virus? Family: Hantaviridae Scientific Name: Hantavirus Class: Ellioviricetes  Order: Bunyavirales   Rank: Genus Hanta viruses are a family of viruses spread mainly by rodents and can cause varied disease syndromes in people worldwide. Infection with any hanta virus can produce hanta virus disease in people. Hanta viruses in the America are known as “New World” hanta viruses and may cause Hanta Virus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) . Other hanta viruses, known as “Old World” hanta viruses, are found mostly in Europe and Asia and may cause Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome (HFRS) . Each hanta virus serotype has a specific rodent host species and is spread to people via aerosolized virus that is shed in urine, feces, and saliva, and less frequently by a bite from an infected host. The most important hantavirus in the United States that can cause HPS is the Sin Nombre virus , spread by the deer mouse. Signs & Symptoms Due to th