Dossier
Human-to-human transmission
Coverage of Human-to-human transmission in the Nexus archive.
- Hantavirus isn’t very contagious, but it can spread from human to human
Scientists have confirmed that hantavirus can spread between humans, contrary to social media claims that it cannot. The strain that circulated on the MV Hondius cruise ship is capable of human-to-human transmission, though transmission rates are low.