This is a live disease tracker for the Hanta Virus. This project is in no way fear mongering - it is simply to share the statistics of the current situation, here easily and freely accessible on Scratch. For more information on the HANTAVIRUS, visit the World's Health Organizations' website here: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/hantavirus
WARNING: This live tracker can make mistakes and become desynced, if you notice something that seems wrong please report it in the comment section. This tracker is made possible through backend Python integration through scratchattatch by TimMcCool, available for free here: https://github.com/TimMcCool/scratchattach The insights and variable data has been scraped from the following providers: -Reuters -WHO -CDC -Google News INFORMATION ABOUT THE VIRUS[:] Hantaviruses are a group of viruses carried by rodents that can cause severe disease in humans. People usually get infected through contact with infected rodents or their urine, droppings or saliva. Infection with hantaviruses can cause a range of illnesses, including severe disease and death. In the Americas, hantaviruses can cause hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS), a severe respiratory illness, with a case fatality rate up to 50%. Andes virus, found in South America, is a currently known hantavirus for which limited human‑to‑human transmission among contacts has been documented. In Europe and Asia, hantaviruses cause haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS). Overview Hantaviruses are zoonotic viruses that naturally infect rodents and are occasionally transmitted to humans. Infection in people can result in severe illness and often death, although the diseases vary by type of virus and geographical location. In the Americas, infection has been known to lead to hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS), a rapidly progressive condition affecting the lungs and heart, while in Europe and Asia hantaviruses have been known to cause haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS), which primarily affects the kidneys and blood vessels. While there is no specific treatment that cures hantavirus diseases, early supportive medical care is key to improve survival and focuses on close clinical monitoring and management of respiratory, cardiac and kidney complications. Prevention depends largely on reducing contacts between people and infected rodents. Viral family and classification Hantaviruses belong to the family Hantaviridae, within the order Bunyavirales. Each hantavirus is typically associated with a specific rodent reservoir species, in which the virus causes long‑term infection without apparent illness. Although many hantavirus species have been identified worldwide, only a limited number are known to cause human disease. Hantaviruses present in North, Central and South America are known to cause HCPS. The Andes virus is part of this family and is known to cause limited human-to-human transmission among close and prolonged contacts, primarily in Argentina and Chile. Hantaviruses found in Europe and Asia are known to cause haemorrhagic fever with HFRS. Human-to-human transmission has not been documented in this part of the world. Burden of disease Hantavirus infections are relatively uncommon globally but are associated with a case fatality rate of <1–15% in Asia and Europe and up to 50% in the Americas. Worldwide, it is estimated that from 10 000 to over 100 000 infections occur each year (1, 2, 3), with the largest burden in Asia and Europe.
