India, May 8 -- The Hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship, that left three dead, has many worrying. Public health officials around the world are now trying to trace people who came in contact with the hantavirus victims. Amid fears of Hantavirus spreading, a post from 2022 has gone viral. The person there seemingly predicted this situation four years back.

Hantaviruses usually spread when people breathe in contaminated residue of rodent droppings. Normally, hantaviruses do not spread easily between people. However, the Andes virus, which was on the cruise ship may be able to spread between people in rare cases, as per Associated Press. Further, the agency noted that viruses can change.

Thus while fears of an epidemic are not largely on...