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Hantavirus /Han·ta·vi·rus/ (han´tah-vi″rus) a genus of viruses of the family Bunyaviridae that cause epidemic hemorrhagic fever or pneumonia; members include Hantaan, Puumala, and Seoul viruses.
Hantavirus, a genus of RNA viruses in the Bunyaviridae family. Hantavirus is the cause of several different forms of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome. Some people appear to be more susceptible than others who are presumed to have had similar exposure to the virus. About half of all reported cases have been fatal. A Hantavirus infection begins with flulike symptoms and may be mistaken for other diseases. Some patients were diagnosed originally as having hepatitis or inflammation of the pancreas, or both. The disease can be spread by several common rodent species via rodent excreta. Most U.S. cases have been reported in the western United States, but confirmed hantavirus cases have also been found in the New York City suburbs. Hantavirus includes the Hantaan, Seoul, Puumala, Prospect Hill, Sin Nombre, and Porogia strains. See also hemorrhagic fever. Hantavirus a genus in the family Bunyaviridae. hantavirus Epidemiology A zoonotic virus of the family Bunyaviridae; it is spherical, ±100 nm in diameter, has a single RNA strand in 3 segments surrounded by a lipid envelope, destroyed by lipid solvents–eg, alcohol,
disinfectants, bleach Vector Deer mouse, caused “4 Corners” outbreak; other HVs cause pulmonary Sx–Black Creek Canal virus, Florida Vector Cotton rat; Bayou virus, Louisiana Vector Rice rat; NY-1 virus, New York
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Then we get "works of literature," such as Hanta Yo or Styron's Confessions of Nat Turner. These areas are ideal spots for scientific studies on the Hanta Virus, West Nile, and for further investigation of the negative effects and boundaries of the plague. She and Bev Kennedy, executive director of the Fraser Heritage Society, were concerned that the hanta virus (carried by mice) might show, up at provincial heritage sites. |
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