Update on French Patient
E4 Reddit (hantavirus search) · 2026-05-13 · United States · ANDV
The woman, one of five French passengers flown back from the MV Hondius and placed in isolation in Paris, started to feel very unwell on Sunday night and tested positive. She is currently on a ventilator and is in critical condition. What concerns me about this virus is how quickly you go from 'im feeling fine!' to being on a ventilator. This is due to how the Andes virus inhibits your body from producing 'interferon' which is a chemical infected cells release in order to inform the body to mount an immune response. So, essentially, you have no immune response, and then ALL AT ONCE your immune system goes from 0-100. "...A legal framework to track down any known identified contacts of infected patients to be tracked down and isolated quickly" was an interesting quote. I gen hope this doesnt become a thing, but I am very concerned with how lackadaisical and dismissive authorities are being atm submitted by /u/Babylonian_Capricorn to r/HantaVirus26 [link] [comments]
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HORIZON metadata
| Source | Reddit (hantavirus search) (reddit) |
|---|---|
| NATO rating | E4 — see methodology |
| Country | United States |
| Serotype | ANDV |
| Reported date | 2026-05-13 |
| Ingested at | 2026-05-13 23:30 UTC |