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Preferred term

Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Acute respiratory illness in humans caused by the SIN NOMBRE VIRUS whose primary rodent reservoir is the deer mouse Peromyscus maniculatus. First identified in the southwestern United States, this syndrome is characterized most commonly by fever, myalgias, headache, cough, and rapid respiratory failure.

Entry terms

  • Hantavirus-Associated Respiratory Distress Syndrome
  • HARDS

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-LZZ5M61M-R

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