Doctor warns 'terrifying' cruise virus can be mistaken for flu before turning deadly

A deadly virus outbreak on an Atlantic cruise ship has doctors sounding the alarm over its potential lethality, with a mortality rate as high as 38% for certain strains, while early flu-like symptoms heighten the risk of misdiagnosis.

"[If] you think about it from that term, it's pretty terrifying," Dr. Zaid Fadul said Wednesday, reacting to the risk.

The Andes strain of the hantavirus has taken center stage after an outbreak left at least three people dead with five additional suspected cases reported on the ship...