What's happening to the Utahns exposed to hantavirus

• Unlike other strains, which typically spread via rodents, the "Andes" strain that struck the cruise ship is transmitted from person to person.

Reality check: It's not like COVID-19.

• The Andes virus requires close, prolonged contact to spread between people.

The latest: The Utahns who were on the ship remain under observation at federally monitored medical facilities in Omaha and Atlanta, state health officials told Axios on Wednesday.

• "I don't have concerns about an infection spreading widely. … We understand how to stop it from spreading," state epidemiologist Leisha Nolen said in a statement.

Flashback: A hantavirus outbreak in 1993 killed 17 people in the Four Corners region, out of 27 deaths nationally.

Erin's thought bubble: My fam still carefully scours for rat droppings whenever we camp in remote cabins and yurts, because of hantavirus.