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Hantaan virus |
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Hantaan virus, a virus of the genus Hantavirus that causes severe epidemic hemorrhagic fever (Korean hemorrhagic fever) in Asia. See also Hantavirus. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Ex vivo stability of the rodent-borne Hantaan virus in comparison to that of arthropod-borne members of the Bunyaviridae family. 1,3,4 Although these viruses are geographically dispersed across Eurasia, the Asian-type Hantaan virus is thought to be among the most severe, with an acute mortality rate of 5 to 10%. Virologists named it the Hantaan virus for the river in Korea, an epidemic focus. |
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