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I stood on a dog biscuit - it left me in a wheelchair

'I stood on a dog biscuit - it left me in a wheelchair'7 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleIona YoungBBC ScotlandJayme StephenJayme is now a full-time wheelchair userA woman who found out she was diabetic at seven years old has told how stepping on a dog biscuit led to her right leg being amputated.Days after Jayme Stephen noticed a dent on the sole of her foot from the kibble, she began to experience extreme pain and her foot swelled to three times its original size.The 39-y...

Hantavirus: Case fatality rate, source, prevention — WHO, Spain race to contain Andes strain

Global health authorities are intensifying efforts to contain a rare outbreak of hantavirus on the MV Hondius cruise ship.On Sunday, the cruise ship arrived in the Spanish island of Tenerife off west Africa.As of May 10, 2026, the Andes strain of hantavirus has caused a total of 7 total cases — 3 deaths, 2 confirmed and 5 suspected — among 147 passengers and crew.Andes, the variant of hantavirus involved in these infections, can cause hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS), a severe and potentially...

Cruise ship hit by hantavirus outbreak arrives in Tenerife

Hantavirus is usually spread by rodents but can in rare cases be transmitted person to person.

Army parachutes team on to Tristan da Cunha to support hantavirus response

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Husband shaves head after helping wife through cancer treatment hair loss

Husband shaves head after helping wife through cancer treatment hair loss

Hantavirus-hit cruise ship arrives in Spain's Canary Islands

A cruise ship hit with a deadly hantavirus outbreak arrived in Spain's Canary Islands Sunday, where most of the nearly 150 people on board will be evacuated and flown home after weeks at sea. The Dutch-flagged MV Hondius arrived at the Spanish port of Granadilla escorted by a Civil Guard vessel, AFP journalists reported, confirmed by data from the maritime tracking service VesselFinder.Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here.Passengers a...

Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship arrives in Tenerife despite protests - as officials prepare to evacuate passengers and fly them home to quarantine

Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship arrives in Tenerife despite protests - as officials prepare to evacuate passengers and fly them home to quarantineBy DAILY MAIL REPORTER Published: 06:51, 10 May 2026 | Updated: 06:51, 10 May 2026 e-mail View comments

Nebraska University to treat US passengers from MV Hondius suspected of Hantavirus

At this time, the individuals being monitored are well with no symptoms of illness, the UNMC said in a statement

Cruise ship hit by hantavirus arrives in Tenerife - Emirates 24|7

Cruise ship hit by hantavirus arrives in Tenerife  Emirates 24|7

Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship arrives in Tenerife

The cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak arrived early Sunday off the Spanish island of Tenerife, where the process of sending passengers and crew back to their home countries will get underway.

Sir Chris Hoy's stage four cancer latest and new life expectancy hope after amputation scare

Olympic cycling legend Sir Chris Hoy has provided fresh insight on his stage four prostate cancer battle

Cruise ship stricken by hantavirus reaches Canary Islands before planned evacuations

World Cruise ship stricken by hantavirus reaches Canary Islands, where passengers, some crew, will be evacuated By Faris Tanyos Faris Tanyos News Editor Faris Tanyos is a news editor for CBSNews.com, where he writes and edits stories and tracks breaking news. He previously worked as a digital news producer at several local news stations up and down the West Coast. Read Full Bio Faris Tanyos May 10, 2026 / 12:57 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google A Dutch-flagged cruise ship that was hit by...

Hantavirus-hit cruise MV Hondius arrives in Tenerife as tents errected and police swarm port

MV Hondius, with more than 140 passengers and crew on board, has arrived at Granadilla Port in Tenerife as local police and international press swarm the port awaiting its arrival

Tucker Carlson on ‘SNL’ Critiques the Met Gala and Slams the ‘Michael’ Movie for Ignoring ‘The Part When He Was a White Man’

What are we doing? Come on. Is this who are are now? “Saturday Night Live” featured player Jeremy Culhane once again showed up on “Weekend Update” in his spot-on impression of right-wing talker Tucker Carlson — and this time his target was last weekend’s Met Gala. “A night of fashion and fun. Huh. Really. Come […]

PM to visit Bengaluru, Hyderabad today, to launch several developmental projects

PM to visit Bengaluru Hyderabad today to launch several developmental projects

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Argentina in spotlight over hantavirus as authorities retrace footsteps of ship’s passengers

Thirty years after first person-to-person transmission was documented in Patagonia, scientists say global heating could increase world’s exposureAn outbreak in rural communities 30 years ago in the Patagonia area of Argentina led scientists, for the first time, to document person-to-person transmission of hantavirus, which until then had been known only to spread through contact with rodents.Nearly a decade ago another outbreak, also in Patagonia, provided detailed evidence of inter-human transm...

WHO warns against panic in view of extensive reports on hantavirus

An infectious disease epidemiologist with the World Health Organization Maria Van Kerkhove emphasized that the possible risk of contracting the Andes virus remains low

Karnataka minister D Sudhakar passes away at 66 following prolonged illness

Karnataka's Planning and Statistics Minister, D. Sudhakar, a senior Congress leader and MLA from Hiriyur, passed away early Sunday at 66 after a prolonged lung infection. His demise, confirmed by the Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, has deeply saddened Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, who lauded Sudhakar's exemplary public service as a cabinet colleague and legislator.

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