Andes

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I eat those Andes Mints now — and I smile when I think of mom.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

While most hantaviruses do not pass from person to person, rare instances of human transmission have been documented with the Andes virus strain, which is the strain behind this outbreak.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Those infected have the Andes virus -- the only strain of hantavirus that can spread between people.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

It’s a story that’s been retold in recent weeks amid the Andes virus outbreak on a cruise ship to show how outbreaks sometimes lead to scientific breakthroughs.

From MarketWatch • May 17, 2026

After Wari and Tiwanaku collapsed, at the end of the first millennium, the Andes split into sociopolitical fragments and with one major exception remained that way for more than three centuries.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann