Hantavirus infection
Hantavirus infection or the Hantavirus disease is a contagious disease caused by the Orthohantavirus genus of viruses. It can result in hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome and hantavirus pulmonary... Wikipedia
- Symptoms: HFRS: Headache, abdominal pain, fever, nausea, bleeding, kidney failure, HPS: Tiredness, fever, muscle pain, cough, shortness of breath
- Usual onset: 1 to 8 weeks following exposure
- Types: Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS), Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS)
- Causes: Orthohantavirus spread by rodents
- Diagnostic method: Blood tests
- Prevention: Rodent control
- Treatment: Supportive care
- Data source: DuckDuckGo