Subject: Re: They Fired The People Who Would Save You
It appears that patient 1 (and 2) were a couple that visited a rat-infested dump on an excursion in Argentina. Couldn't all other cases be related without rats actually being aboard the cruise ship?

I am far from an infectious disease expert. However, hantavirus is in Arizona. So I know a little. Hanta doesn't transmit well among humans. So, if you get it, your wife probably won't get it from you. You really have to be exposed to the droppings (especially dried, as they aerosolize very well once dry).

I won't say "impossible", since this isn't my area. That is just my layman's understanding.