A recent social media claim suggests that Hantavirus can shrink a person's penis size by up to three inches. However, this claim has been thoroughly debunked by experts and fact-checkers, who point out that there is no scientific basis or medical research supporting this assertion.
The claim appears to be a hoax, with many of the profiles sharing it labeled as parody profiles. Fact-checkers have also pointed out that Hantavirus causes flu-like symptoms, muscle aches, and potentially severe lung or kidney issues from rodent exposure, but no genital effects or penis shrinkage.
In reality, Hantavirus usually spreads to people via contact with rodents' urine, feces or saliva, and can cause diseases like Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) and hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS). Symptoms of HPS include fatigue, fever, and muscle aches, while symptoms of HFRS include intense headaches, back and abdominal pain, fever/chills, nausea, and blurred vision.
