# @nbcchicago on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DYDrIwpEt8n
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65197543-nbcchicago-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/507ce76e04.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-05-08T00:23:23.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NBC Chicago (@nbcchicago) — https://gondola.cc/nbcchicago

## Caption

Could hantavirus be the next pandemic?

An outbreak of the rare, rodent-borne illness hantavirus has left three cruise ship passengers dead and sickened others. Health authorities across four continents are now working to track and monitor passengers who disembarked before the outbreak was identified.

So how dangerous is the virus, and how quickly can it spread? NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski spoke with a doctor for answers.

#hantavirus #pandemic #cruiseshipcrew #virus

## Stats

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- **Likes:** 314
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- **Comments:** 41

## Tags

hantavirus, virus, cruiseshipcrew, pandemic

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