The Outbreak – Cruise Ship & Canada
The name of the cruise ship linked to the outbreak.
(What is the MV Hondius?)
This is the type of animal that mainly carries and spreads hantavirus.
(What are rodents?)
According to Mikk's intro, the first symptom listed for hantavirus.
What is fever?
According to the Government Response section, what health officials did daily for exposed passengers to check if symptoms worsened.
What is monitoring?
According to the International Impact section, two travel-related industries most affected by reputational damage during outbreaks.
What are tourism and hospitality?
The country where the infected passenger returned to, becoming Canada's first confirmed case.
(What is Canada? Specifically British Columbia)
How most people breathe in the virus.
What is inhaling contaminated dust?
According to Mikk's intro, the symptom that signals the virus is affecting the lungs.
What is shortness of breath?
According to the Healthcare Concerns section, two things that create pressure on hospitals during a hantavirus outbreak.
What are isolation, monitoring, and limited ICU resources? (accept any two)
According to Kian's Slide 10, a short-term financial cost mentioned for healthcare systems.
What is testing, isolation, or monitoring costs? (accept any one)
The continent where passengers travelled before the outbreak occurred.
(What is South America?)
The three body fluids from infected rodents that can spread the virus.
What are urine, feces, and saliva?
According to Mikk's intro, two other symptoms besides fever and shortness of breath.According to Mikk's intro, what happens if hantavirus is not treated early.
What is "becomes life-threatening"?
According to the Healthcare Concerns section, the hospital unit where severe hantavirus patients may need care.
What is the ICU (Intensive Care Unit)?
According to Kian, a long-term outcome mentioned for governments and health organizations.
What is improved disease prevention or better emergency planning?
The number of Canadians who were quarantined after potential exposure on the cruise ship.
(What is four?)
According to Mikk's intro, hantavirus can quickly affect this organ, making it life-threatening.
What are the lungs?
According to the Key Details section, the approximate mortality rate for severe hantavirus cases.
What is 40%?
According to the Government Response section, the type of lab where samples were sent for confirmatory testing.
What is Canada's national microbiology lab?
According to Justin (International Impact), one of the four major risks listed.
What are severe operational downtime, devastating brand damage, or strict legal & regulatory risks?
The newspaper and date this article was published.
(What is The Guardian on May 16, 2026?)
According to Kian's script, this is the only strain of hantavirus known to spread between humans.
What is the Andes strain?
According to Mikk's intro, two other symptoms besides fever and shortness of breath
What are fatigue, muscle aches, and cough? (accept any two)
According to Kian's Slide 4, this Canadian agency helped monitor the passenger and assess public risk.
What is the Public Health Agency of Canada?
According to Justin (Tourism and Agriculture Impacts), a way agriculture businesses can lose money during an outbreak.
What is high costs for sanitation, contamination risks, cancellations.