Mo News How Hantavirus Is Different From Covid; Spencer Pratt Heats Up LA Mayoral Race; Could Passengers Buy Spirit Airlines?
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May 8, 2026 Cruise ship hantavirus cluster and how the Andes strain differs from COVID. A fiery LA mayoral clash as an outsider challenges homelessness policy. Rising U.S.-Iran tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and diplomatic fallout. A surprising ALS treatment showing symptom reversal. A grassroots effort to crowdfund the revival of Spirit Airlines.
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Why This Hantavirus Scare Isn't COVID 2
- Hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship is being closely traced but WHO and CDC stress it is not COVID because transmission differs.
- The Andes strain can spread human-to-human rarely; investigators link initial exposure to rodents at an Argentina landfill and incubation can be 7–8 weeks.
Close Contact Not Casual Exposure
- Officials emphasize the outbreak's rarity and that transmission requires close, prolonged contact rather than ordinary airborne spread.
- Past Andes outbreaks (Argentina 2018) had small clusters (34 cases, 11 deaths), underscoring low pandemic potential.
Spencer Pratt Leverages Palisades Fire Story
- Spencer Pratt, the reality star, used personal wildfire loss and living in a trailer to position himself as an outsider in the LA mayor debate.
- His viral debate line blaming drug addiction for homelessness attracted large social support despite limited local voter base.
