New Delhi, May 17 -- The outbreak of Hantavirus on the cruise ship 'MV Hondius' triggered panic across the world. The outbreak led to the death of three people.

Meanwhile, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on May 15 that 10 cases of hantavirus had been reported to date. Eight people were laboratory-confirmed for Andes virus infection, it added.

The WHO said the risk of the hantavirus outbreak on the cruise "to the global population is low," and even ruled out the possibility of it becoming "COVID 2.0."

Amid the hantavirus outbreak on MV Hondius, several questions were asked, including its long-term impact and transmission through sex.

Here's what a study revealed in this regard in 2023:

Scientists studying the long-term impact...