Scientists Track Dangerous Virus, Change Disease Name, and Find Fish That Hide in Strange Places

Scientists are working on several important discoveries this week. They are tracking a dangerous virus called hantavirus that spread on a cruise ship. Doctors are also changing the name of a health condition that affects many women. Plus, researchers found fish that hide in very strange places inside other sea animals.

The hantavirus outbreak started on a cruise ship and has now affected 11 people. Three people have died from this deadly virus. All the sick people were passengers on the same ship. The good news is that the virus has not spread to other people yet. In the United States, 15 people are staying in a special hospital in Nebraska.

Doctors have decided to change the name of a common health condition. The condition used to be called PCOS, which stands for polycystic ovary syndrome. Now it will be called PMOS, which means polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome. This change happened because the old name was not correct. The World Health Organization says this condition affects up to 13 percent of women around the world.

Scientists in Canada have built a new device that can detect tiny particles called muons. These particles come from space and pass through everything on Earth, including people. The particles are created when stars explode and send rays toward our planet. Mining companies want to use these devices to find valuable metals like gold and copper underground.

Researchers also discovered something unusual about remora fish and manta rays. Remora fish are known for sticking to sharks and other large sea animals. But scientists found that some remoras do something very strange with manta rays. They actually crawl inside a special opening in the manta ray's body called a cloaca.