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Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in Wisconsin
1Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison 53792, USA.
Wisconsin Medical Journal
|February 1, 1997
Summary
A new hantavirus caused hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS), a severe respiratory illness in young adults. Early recognition and supportive care are crucial for managing this rodent-borne infection.
Area of Science:
- Infectious Diseases
- Public Health
- Virology
Background:
- An outbreak of a novel illness occurred in the southwestern US in 1993.
- The illness, hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS), affected young, healthy individuals and had a high mortality rate.
- HPS is caused by a hantavirus transmitted by rodents through inhalation of aerosolized virus.