90-Second Read: He was on the Hantavirus cruise. What he wants every American to know.

The Boston travel influencer was one of 18 American passengers aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship − the vessel at the center of a deadly Hantavirus outbreak making international headlines. They're so kind here." The recent Hantavirus outbreak has prompted fear and health anxiety on social media, with some wondering if this virus will cause a pandemic, as the coronavirus did six years ago. And, while Hantavirus does certainly cause serious illness, he encourages people to keep worry about far-reaching spread in perspective. Rosmarin and most of the other Americans have been transported to a quarantine center in Nebraska, where they are being monitored for symptoms. But, out of concern for the safety of others, including his fiancé back home, he says he intends to quarantine in Nebraska for a.

From the beginning, we were going to be given the option to stay for the full 42 days," he says. I made that decision immediately, that I want to be here for that 42 days, because I know that if I'm here, I'm going to be in the best care possible, no matter what." Plus, back home, there's nowhere to isolate by himself, at least not completely. I would have to end up being brought elsewhere, and that could cause some issues as well." Speaking with USA TODAY on May 12, Rosmarin is nearing the end of Day 2 in quarantine. God forbid something happened, I don't think I could get the medical care I need in that county in New York. He's not sure what real a day-in-the-life will.

The last few weeks have been a roller coaster for Jake Rosmarin. I can't go to my fiancé and be with him in Boston, because we live in a small apartment, and I wouldn't want to risk exposing him," he says. His parents' basement in New York, he adds, also isn't ideal. It's scary, or scarier, for people like us, who are at risk with exposure after being on a ship with people for five-to-six weeks. He has a thermometer in his room, so he can keep an eye on his temperature.

I think my scared phase was being on the ship, during that unknown seven-day period. And I know I'm going to get through this, and I'm going to come out a stronger human being from going through this experience. His room also has a stationary bike for exercise, which he intends to make use of. If there's a way to safely get some time outside, he plans to do that too, though so far he hasn't been afforded that option. He admits he's not much of a reader but plans on watching plenty of TV over the next month-and-a-half.