About HantavirusQuestions.com

Independent, evidence-based information about hantavirus — sourced directly from CDC, WHO, and peer-reviewed research, reviewed monthly, and written for people who want straight answers.

Last reviewed: September 15, 2026  |  Sources: CDC, WHO, PAHO, ECDC, PubMed

Our Mission

HantavirusQuestions.com was built to provide clear, sourced, and accurate information about hantavirus — a rare but serious zoonotic disease that is frequently misunderstood and underreported in mainstream coverage.

Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) kills 38% of the people who develop respiratory symptoms, per CDC, yet most coverage either ignores it or sensationalizes sporadic outbreaks. This site exists to fill that gap with content grounded in what CDC, WHO, and peer-reviewed science actually show — without alarmism, misinformation, or commercial distortion.

All content is written for a general audience and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.

Who Writes This Site

All content is researched and written by Andy Wilcox, founder of the Virus Questions network. Andy is an independent researcher — not a physician, virologist, or epidemiologist.

His background is in analytical research: applying rigorous primary-source methodology to complex bodies of evidence. He holds an MBA and professional credentials (CPA, PMP), and has spent 30+ years as a consultant, operating executive, and investor. He brings that same analytical discipline to public health information — working directly from CDC, WHO, NIH, and peer-reviewed sources rather than from secondary summaries or news articles.

This site has no medical reviewer. No licensed clinician reviews content before or after publication. The content represents Andy Wilcox's independent research and synthesis of authoritative primary sources — not medical opinion. For personal medical concerns, consult a qualified healthcare provider.

Primary Sources We Use

Every factual claim on clinical pages is sourced to one of the following. We do not cite news articles or other websites as primary evidence for clinical claims.

  • CDC — U.S. primary authority for hantavirus surveillance, case definitions, and clinical guidance
  • WHO — global epidemiological data and international public health guidance
  • NIH / PubMed — biomedical research database and peer-reviewed literature
  • State health departments — outbreak and surveillance data for U.S. cases
  • Peer-reviewed journals — Journal of Infectious Diseases, Emerging Infectious Diseases (CDC), and others indexed in PubMed

We use a hierarchy of evidence consistent with evidence-based medicine: systematic reviews and RCTs first, followed by CDC/WHO guidance, then observational data. When sources disagree, we note the disagreement rather than picking a side.

Monthly Content Review Process

Clinical pages on this site are reviewed monthly via an automated process:

  1. Current CDC and WHO source documents are fetched on the first of each month.
  2. An AI-assisted review compares existing page claims against those authoritative sources.
  3. Only claims that are directly contradicted by current authority guidance are flagged — the review does not rewrite or expand content speculatively.
  4. Corrections are applied to the affected pages and committed to the site.
  5. The "Last reviewed" date on each clinical page is updated to reflect the most recent review cycle, even if no content changes were needed.

This means clinical pages are never more than ~6 weeks out of date with CDC/WHO guidance. The review is logged in our GitHub repository, so the change history is public and auditable.

Readers and clinicians can also submit corrections at any time via our corrections page. Confirmed corrections are applied promptly and noted on the page.

What This Site Is Not

  • Not medical advice. Nothing here should be used to make personal health decisions. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider.
  • Not affiliated with CDC or WHO. We cite these agencies as primary sources; we are not affiliated with or endorsed by them.
  • Not a news publication. We don't cover breaking news. The daily news feed on the homepage aggregates headlines from authoritative sources (WHO, CDC, STAT News, CIDRAP) for awareness — it is not editorial coverage.
  • Not a peer-reviewed resource. We synthesize peer-reviewed research for a general audience; the synthesis itself has not been peer-reviewed.

Affiliate & Advertising Disclosure

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Medical Disclaimer

The information on HantavirusQuestions.com is for general informational and educational purposes only. It is not intended as, and does not constitute, medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the guidance of a qualified healthcare provider for any medical concerns. In an emergency, call 911.

Contact & Corrections

For corrections, errors, or feedback, use the Contact page or the Corrections page. We read all submissions and prioritize factual corrections. Confirmed corrections are applied promptly and the change is noted on the affected page.

What This Site Adds Beyond CDC and WHO

CDC and WHO are the authorities this site cites, so a fair question is what a reader gains by coming here rather than going straight to them. Four things, each of which you can check against the agency pages:

  • Current surveillance, not the last finalized year. CDC's consumer page on reported cases stops at the end of 2023. Its weekly NNDSS tables run to the present week, and its patient-level case file carries outcomes. This site reads both and publishes what they show — including the fact that provisional year-end counts are routinely revised upward by a third or more.
  • The denominators behind the headline numbers. CDC publishes 38% on one page and 35% on another; those describe different populations, and neither page explains the difference. The symptoms page does.
  • The studies behind the guidance. CDC's clinician brief says ECMO has "an 80 percent survival rate." That figure comes from one half of one institution's case series, and the other half of the same series is 56%; the difference is when patients were cannulated. The treatment page gives the trials, the enrolments and the p values.
  • Transparent blanks. Where no authority publishes a figure — how long the U.S. strain survives on a surface, what fraction of infections are mild, the aggregate economic burden — this site says so explicitly rather than filling the gap with an estimate. That is the point of the economic page.

The Virus Questions Network

HantavirusQuestions.com is part of the Virus Questions network, a collection of independent, disease-specific reference sites covering major viral pathogens. All sites follow the same editorial standards, source hierarchy, and monthly review process. Other sites in the network:

Andy Wilcox, independent researcher and founder of Virus Questions

Andy Wilcox

Written and researched by Andy Wilcox, an independent researcher not a physician — his work is the product of disciplined primary-source research drawing on 30+ years as a consultant, operating executive, and investor. Nothing here is medical advice.

Last reviewed: September 15, 2026