Hantavirus nearly killed me

汉坦病毒差点要了我的命

The Documentary Podcast

2026-05-16

23 分钟
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It’s just over six weeks since the ship, MV Hondius, left Argentina for a cruise visiting remote islands in the South Atlantic. A month later, three passengers had died. The World Health Organisation identified the probable cause as hantavirus – a rodent-borne disease that the victims most likely contracted in south America. We bring together Christian in Germany and Lorne in Canada to share their experiences of the virus and their own brush with death. “My heart failed, and I apparently died for 11 minutes,” Lorne says. We also bring together three experts to discuss how the disease spreads, its prevention and treatment.
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  • Hello, I'm James Reynolds.

  • Welcome to the documentary from the BBC World Service.

  • This time in BBC Conversations, we bring together survivors of hantavirus.

  • It 's now just over six weeks since the ship MV Hondias left Argentina for a cruise

  • visiting remote islands in the South Atlantic.

  • A month on, three passengers had died.

  • The World Health Organization identified the probable cause as Hantavirus.

  • That's a rodent-borne disease that the victims most likely contracted in South America.