Medical Definition of Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome
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Acute respiratory illness in humans caused by the muerto canyon virus whose primary rodent reservoir is the deer mouse peromyscus maniculatus. First identified in the southwestern united states, this syndrome is characterised most commonly by fever, myalgias, headache, cough, and rapid respiratory failure.
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome
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