The sickness starts with symptoms including a fever and chills and can quickly become life-threatening

While rare, the disease can be transmitted to humans through inhalation of airborne particles from dried rodent droppings.

Three people who were aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean have died of suspected infections of hantavirus, a rodent-borne virus that can cause fatal respiratory illness,…

WHO says a total of seven hantavirus cases identified on cruise ship so far

The crew member is understood to be experiencing acute respiratory symptoms