hantavirus pulmonary syndrome

hantavirus pulmonary syndrome
The disease in humans caused by the pulmonary syndrome hantavirus. Deer mice shed the virus in their feces, humans inhale the virus and first develop ordinary flulike aches and pains. Within a few days the hantavirus causes lung damage and capillary leakage. After about a week the infected person enters a crisis phase and may die.

Microbiology. . 2009.

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