Reported Cases of Hantavirus Disease | Hantavirus | CDC
WEBJun 26, 2024 · As of the end of 2021*, 850 cases of hantavirus disease were reported in the United States since surveillance began in 1993. These were all laboratory-confirmed cases and included HPS and non-pulmonary hantavirus infection.
1993 Four Corners hantavirus outbreak - Wikipedia
WEBThe 1993 Four Corners hantavirus outbreak was an outbreak of hantavirus that caused the first known human cases of hantavirus disease in the United States. It occurred within the Four Corners region – the geographic intersection of the U.S. states of Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona – of the Southwestern United States in mid-1993.
About Hantavirus | Hantavirus | CDC - Centers for Disease …
WEBMay 13, 2024 · Hantaviruses are a family of viruses which can cause serious illnesses and death. These viruses cause diseases like hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) and hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS). They are spread mainly by rodents and are not spread from person-to-person.
Arizona officials warn about spread of potentially fatal hantavirus
WEBJul 23, 2024 · Arizona public health officials are warning that hantavirus, a virus spread by rodents to humans, is causing an increase in a potentially fatal lung syndrome. There have been seven confirmed...
Recent outbreaks of hantavirus-a very lethal and zoonotic virus – …
WEBNov 24, 2022 · The present article highlights some of the recent outbreaks of Hantavirus infection in humans, importance of this very lethal virus, and counteracting strategies to tackle its spread. Hantavirus is an emerging and …
Hantavirus Outbreak Toolbox - World Health Organization …
WEBA person who presents with a febrile illness (Fever > 38.5 °C [103 °F] oral) with an acute respiratory distress syndrome requiring supplemental oxygen AND bilateral diffuse infiltrates developed within 72 hours of hospitalization in a previously healthy person.
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
WEBJan 7, 2022 · Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome is a rare infectious disease that begins with flu-like symptoms and progresses rapidly to more severe disease. It can lead to life-threatening lung and heart problems. The disease is …
Twenty-Year Summary of Surveillance for Human Hantavirus …
WEBIn the past 20 years of surveillance for hantavirus in humans in the United States, 624 cases of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) have been reported, 96% of which occurred in states west of the Mississippi River.
Hantavirus Infections—Treatment and Prevention - PMC
WEBOct 29, 2020 · Hantavirus infection is an emerging zoonosis and there are two main clinical presentations, hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) and Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS).
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome - Wikipedia
WEBHantavirus pulmonary syndrome was first recognized during the 1993 outbreak in the Four Corners region of the southwestern United States. It was identified by Dr. Bruce Tempest.
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