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Definition of Hantavirus

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Medical Definition of Hantavirus

1. A virus in the family Bunyaviridae that causes a type of haemorrhagic fever. It is thought that humans catch the disease mainly from infected rodents, either through direct contact with the animals or by inhaling or ingesting dust that contains their driedurine. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Hantavirus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Hantaviruses: Emerging Viral Diseases edited by J. S. Mackenzie (1999)
"A newly recognized virus associated with a fatal case of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome ... hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, renal insufficiency and myositis ..."

2. Manual of Microbiologic Monitoring of Laboratory Animals edited by Kim Waggie (1994)
"Serological evidence of hantavirus infection in laboratory rats and personnel. ... Lloyd G, Jones N. Infection of laboratory workers with hantavirus ..."

3. Contributions of Land Remote Sensing for Decisions About Food Security and by National Research Council (U. S.) (2007)
"One example, based on hantavirus in the American Southwest, is discussed as a ... Genetic identification of a hantavirus associated with an outbreak of ..."

4. Thinking Strategically: The Appropriate Use of Metrics for the Climate by National Research Council (2005)
"An improvement in the ability to assess the vulnerability of regions (eg, hantavirus in the Southwest) and populations (eg, the young, the elderly, ..."

5. National Symposium on Medical and Public Health Response to Bioterrorism edited by Joseph E. McDade (1999)
"During the hantavirus, plague, and Ebola investigations, concerns regarding the possibility of bioterrorism were raised early in the investigations, ..."

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