rhabarba@feddit.de to World News@lemmy.ml · 8 months agoJapan confirms first human-to-human transmission of tick-borne SFTS viruswww.japantimes.co.jpexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1221arrow-down12
arrow-up1219arrow-down1external-linkJapan confirms first human-to-human transmission of tick-borne SFTS viruswww.japantimes.co.jprhabarba@feddit.de to World News@lemmy.ml · 8 months agomessage-square26fedilink
minus-squareGhostalmedia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·8 months agoHasn’t this already happened? This study seems to indicate that SFTS can be transmitted by bodily fluids, and the infected / corpses of the infected need to be handled with extreme caution. https://idpjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40249-022-01017-4
minus-squareDrusas@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up13·8 months agoThe article states that it has already happened in China and Korea, but not previously in Japan.
minus-squareGhostalmedia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoThanks. I clearly skimmed that way too quickly.
Hasn’t this already happened? This study seems to indicate that SFTS can be transmitted by bodily fluids, and the infected / corpses of the infected need to be handled with extreme caution.
https://idpjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40249-022-01017-4
The article states that it has already happened in China and Korea, but not previously in Japan.
Thanks. I clearly skimmed that way too quickly.
We all do it.
Bad news for necrophiliacs.