hantavirus
noun
han·ta·vi·rus
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: any of a family (Hantaviridae and especially genus Orthohantavirus) of bunyaviruses transmitted especially by rodent feces and urine and including viruses causing serious pulmonary disease or hemorrhagic fevers marked by renal necrosis
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Dizziness, fatigue, fever and muscle aches are common symptoms of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in the first four to 10 days of the illness, the CDC said.
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
The news comes in the wake of health officials announcing that Arakawa died at 65 from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a rare condition that comes from contact with rodents, and Hackman subsequently died at 95 from heart disease, with Alzheimer's as a significant contributory factor.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Betsy, a classical pianist, died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, according to New Mexico officials.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Officials said Arakawa died several days earlier from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, which is caused by a virus spread by rodents.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
The news comes in the wake of health officials announcing that Arakawa died at 65 from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a rare condition that comes from contact with rodents, and Hackman subsequently died at 95 from heart disease, with Alzheimer's as a significant contributory factor.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Betsy, a classical pianist, died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, according to New Mexico officials.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Officials said Arakawa died several days earlier from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, which is caused by a virus spread by rodents.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Hantavirus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hantavirus. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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hantavirus
noun
han·ta·vi·rus
ˈhan-tə-ˌvī-rəs
ˈhən-
ˈhän-
ˈhən-
ˈhän-
: any of a family (Hantaviridae and especially genus Orthohantavirus) of bunyaviruses that infect specific rodents as their natural hosts and that include some forms causing hantavirus pulmonary syndrome and hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in humans following exposure to the virus in airborne particles of rodent urine, feces, or saliva or directly by the bite of a rodent
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