About Hantavirus | Hantavirus | CDC - Centers for Disease …
WEBMay 13, 2024 · Hantaviruses are a family of viruses which can cause serious illnesses and death. These viruses cause diseases like hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) and hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS). They are spread mainly by rodents and are not spread from person-to-person.
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 …
Hantavirus Prevention | Hantavirus | CDC
WEBMay 13, 2024 · Hantaviruses are a family of viruses which can cause serious illness and death. You can get hantavirus from infected rodents or their droppings. Avoiding exposure to rodents and their urine and feces is the best way to prevent infection. When cleaning up after rodents, special steps should be taken to avoid exposure.
Hantavirus: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention - Healthline
WEBSep 8, 2022 · Hantavirus from rodents can cause serious health complications. Learn the symptoms and how to prevent infection.
Clinical Overview of Hantavirus | Hantavirus | CDC
WEBMay 23, 2024 · Hantaviruses are a family of viruses found around the world that can cause serious illnesses and death. These viruses cause hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) and hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS). They are spread mainly by rodents.
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
WEBApr 20, 2024 · Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) is a rare but severe pulmonary disease characterized by pulmonary edema, hypoxia, and hypotension. HPS is caused by viruses of the Orthohantavirus genus and the Hantaviridae family.
Hantavirus Infections—Treatment and Prevention - PMC
WEBOct 29, 2020 · Hantavirus infection is an emerging zoonosis and there are two main clinical presentations, hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) and Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS).
Hantavirus in humans: a review of clinical aspects and management
WEBApr 24, 2023 · Hantavirus infections are part of the broad group of viral haemorrhagic fevers. They are also recognised as a distinct model of an emergent zoonotic infection with a global distribution.
Hantavirus Infection - Hantavirus Infection - Merck ... - The …
WEBHantaviridae are a family of enveloped single-stranded RNA viruses, which consists of at least 4 serotypes with 9 viruses causing 2 major, sometimes overlapping, clinical syndromes: Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) (See also Overview of Arbovirus, Arenavirus, and Filovirus Infections.)
Facts about hantavirus - European Centre for Disease Prevention …
WEBHantaviruses are rodent-borne viruses causing clinical illness in humans of varying severity. There are several different hantaviruses, with a different geographical distribution and causing different clinical diseases. Each hantavirus is specific to a different rodent host.
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