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Hantavirus

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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.
han·ta·vi·rus (hnt-vrs)
n.
A type of virus carried by rodents causing severe respiratory infections in humans and, in some cases, hemorrhaging, kidney disease, and death.
Hantavirus
a genus in the family Bunyaviridae.
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described 3 cases of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) from Juquitiba and stated that "the first human cases of symptomatic infection by hantaviruses were reported from Brazil in 1993.
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