"You may have noticed a virus is in the news again. I'm sure you know it's called hantavirus, given the media coverage, which is being updated almost by the hour. In some ways, it's surprising how much attention has been paid to an infection that has killed three people, with only five other confirmed cases so far."
"Every death is, of course, tragic, but every day around 3,000 people die of TB, an infectious disease that used to be a scourge in Ireland. This is especially tragic as TB is a largely preventable disease."
Hantavirus has returned to news coverage with rapidly updated information. Three people have died and five other confirmed cases have been reported so far. Despite the tragedy of each death, the overall number of cases remains limited. Attention is contrasted with tuberculosis, which kills about 3,000 people every day. Tuberculosis is described as an infectious disease that used to be a major scourge in Ireland. Tuberculosis is also characterized as largely preventable, increasing the emphasis on preventable causes of ongoing deaths.
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