Three people have died in association with the vessel, and health officials have identified a total of two confirmed cases and five suspected cases of the infection. The virus usually spreads via infected rodent droppings The MV Hondius, the cruise ship facing a hantavirus outbreak, anchored off the coast of Cape Verde, an archipelagic country near West Africa AFP via Getty Images The MV Hondius cruise ship, which just toured the southern Atlantic Ocean, is now stranded near Africa’s west coast while 147 passengers and crew face an outbreak of the rare hantavirus. The World Health Organization announced two confirmed cases and five suspected cases of the virus as of May 4. That includes three individuals who have died, one of whom had disembarked the ship. Viral outbreaks on cruise ships are not unheard of, as tight quarters for long durations allow  the spread of highly contagious germs.…