Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome [2013]

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (U.S.). Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology
• Description:
  This handout describnes Hantavirus Pulmponary Syndrom symptoms; how HPS is spread by rodents; how HPS is diagnosed and treated; and how HPS can be prevented.
  
  Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) is a rare but severe, sometimes fatal, respiratory disease in humans caused by infection with hantavirus. Early symptoms include fatigue, fever and muscle aches, especially in the large muscle groups—thighs, hips, back, and sometimes shoulders. About half of all HPS patients also experience headaches, dizziness, chills, and abdominal problems, such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Communicable Diseases Hantavirus Infections Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome / Epidemiology Orthohantavirus Zoonoses
• Keywords:
  Hantavirus
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Rights:
  Public Domain
• CIO:
  National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)
• Division:
  DHCPP - Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology
• Topic:
  Diseases & Conditions
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  2 pdf pages
• Collection(s):
  Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f784151ccec916b8cf02c7733cf9bca3b09b9ddaf76e6271ff4ca158bcbd3624bce20b47e15329ed32b9e1a48a5941b2315c9262f7021c5405df0d62b40b6911
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/21868/cdc_21868_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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