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An influencer pets a tiny wild rodent while hiking in the hantavirus 'danger zone' of Argentina

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🚨 SHOCKING MOMENT WOMAN PETS WILD RAT IN HANTAVIRUS GROUND ZERO — “I SURVIVED” A hiker in Argentina is going viral after casually filming herself picking up, petting, and handling a wild rat in Bariloche, a region tied to the Andes strain of hantavirus. And the video somehow keeps getting worse. Viewers watch her continue letting the animal crawl across her bare hands while captions explain the virus can spread through rodent saliva, urine, and droppings. The timing is what’s making people freak out even more. Bariloche and the surrounding Patagonia region have reportedly dealt with hantavirus outbreaks for years, with the Andes strain considered one of the deadliest versions of the virus. The woman later admitted she had no idea the animal was a “colilargo mouse” linked to hantavirus and claimed she only realized the seriousness after learning people had reportedly died from an outbreak in the area that same week. Her response? “Spoiler: I survived.” People watching the footage are absolutely stunned by how calm she is the entire time, wearing no gloves, showing no panic, and casually petting a wild rat in the middle of a hantavirus zone. Now the internet is going completely feral over the footage: • “Natural selection is working overtime.” • “Why is she touching it like it’s a Disney character?” • “This is exactly how zombie movies start.” • “The rat looked more concerned than she did.” • “We survived COVID just for people to start petting plague rats.” The rat barely even tries to escape… which somehow makes the whole video feel even more disturbing. Be honest... are people freaking out for no reason here… or is this “how pandemics start” behavior? 📹: TikTok/marina_korb

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