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MeSH Heading: Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome
Tree Number(s): C01.925.782.147.420.380; C08.618.846.450
Unique ID: D018804
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018804
Annotation: causes resp failure
Scope Note: Acute respiratory illness in humans caused by the SIN NOMBRE VIRUS whose primary rodent reservoir is the deer mouse Peromyscus maniculatus. First identified in the southwestern United States, this syndrome is characterized most commonly by fever, myalgias, headache, cough, and rapid respiratory failure.
Entry Version: HANTAVIRUS PULM SYNDROME
Entry Term(s): HARDS; Hantavirus-Associated Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Previous Indexing: Bunyaviridae Infections (1993-1994)
Public MeSH Note: 95
History Note: 95
Date Established: 1995/01/01
Date of Entry: 1994/05/23
Revision Date: 2019/05/29

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