CDC - Hantavirus - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
WEBHantaviruses are a family of viruses spread mainly by rodents and can cause varied disease syndromes in people worldwide. Infection with any hantavirus can produce hantavirus disease in people. Hantaviruses in the Americas are known as “New World” hantaviruses and may cause hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS).
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
WEBJan 7, 2022 · Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome is a rare infectious disease that begins with flu-like symptoms and progresses rapidly to more severe disease. It can lead to life-threatening lung and heart problems. The disease is also called hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome.
Signs & Symptoms | Hantavirus | DHCPP | CDC
WEBApr 5, 2016 · Early symptoms include fatigue, fever and muscle aches, especially in the large muscle groups—thighs, hips, back, and sometimes shoulders. These symptoms are universal. There may also be headaches, dizziness, chills, and abdominal problems, such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain.
Hantavirus: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention - Healthline
WEBSep 8, 2022 · Hantavirus is a disease caused by one of several types of hantaviruses. Hantaviruses can cause a range of flu-like symptoms that progress over days and weeks. In the later stages of the disease,...
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome: Symptoms & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
WEBDec 8, 2022 · Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) is a viral disease that spreads through infected mice and rats. It can damage your organs and be deadly. Early symptoms include fever, fatigue and aches. Later symptoms include trouble breathing and a rapid heartbeat. Treatment may include oxygen therapy, medications, ventilation and dialysis.
Quick Facts:Hantavirus Infection - Merck Manual Consumer …
WEBHantavirus is a viral infection spread by the urine and droppings of mice and rats. Hantavirus can cause life-threatening lung and kidney infections. You can get hantavirus by breathing air that's contaminated by infected rodent (rat or mouse) urine or droppings.
Hantavirus in humans: a review of clinical aspects and management
WEBHantaviruses are zoonotic viruses with a nearly global distribution. The viruses cause two severe diseases in humans: haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in Europe and Asia, and hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS), also called hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, in the Americas.
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome - Diagnosis & treatment - Mayo Clinic
WEBJan 7, 2022 · Treatment. Specific treatment options for hantavirus pulmonary syndrome are limited. But the prognosis improves with early recognition, immediate hospitalization and adequate support for breathing. Supportive therapy. People with severe cases need immediate treatment in an intensive care unit.
Hantavirus Syndrome - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
WEBMay 8, 2023 · Hantavirus is a viral zoonosis that is most commonly found in the southwestern United States, South America, Europe, and Asia. It has been linked to hemorrhagic fevers, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and renal failure. Hantavirus is an RNA virus of the family Bunyaviridae.
Orthohantavirus - Wikipedia
WEBOrthohantavirus is a genus of single-stranded, enveloped, negative-sense RNA viruses in the family Hantaviridae within the order Bunyavirales. [3] Members of this genus may be called orthohantaviruses or simply hantaviruses . Orthohantaviruses typically cause chronic asymptomatic infection in rodents. [3] [4] Humans may become infected with ...
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