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Hantavirus
(redirected from Hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome)

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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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Human hantavirus syndromes include hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) and hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS) (2).
Incubation period of hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome by Ferres, Marcela / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Investigation report on hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome cases at Itacoatiara municipality, Amazonas State.
Human hantavirus infection, Brazilian Amazon by Mourao, Maria Paula Gomes / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS), an emergent disease caused by New World hantaviruses, is associated with case-fatality ratios of 30% to 50%.
Neutralizing antibodies in survivors of sin nombre and andes ... by Hjelle, Brian / Emerging Infectious Diseases
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