hantavirus

[ hahn-tuh-vahy-ruhs, han‑ ]

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noun

plural hantaviruses.

any of several viruses of the family Bunyaviridae, spread chiefly by wild rodents, that cause acute respiratory illness, kidney failure, and other syndromes.

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noun

any one of a group of viruses that are transmitted to humans by rodents and cause disease of varying severity, ranging from a mild form of influenza to respiratory or kidney failure

hantavirus

Any of a group of viruses of the genus Hantavirus, carried by rodents, that cause severe respiratory infections in humans and, in some cases, hemorrhaging, kidney disease, and death.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hantavirus¹

First recorded in 1975–80; after the Hantaan River in Korea, near which the virus first afflicted Westerners in the 1950s

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hantavirus¹

C20: from Hanta ( an ), river in North and South Korea where the disease was first reported + virus

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Arakawa died around Feb. 11 of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a rare and often fatal respiratory illness spread by rodents, according to the New Mexico medical investigator’s office.

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She was found to have contracted hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a rare respiratory illness carried by rodents.

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The 65-year-old pianist died of hantavirus, which can cause flu-like symptoms and develop into a life-threatening lung condition.

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US officials previously confirmed that Ms Arakawa, 65, died from a respiratory illness linked to hantavirus, which can be transmitted by infected rodents.

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The agency reported 864 cases of hantavirus in the US between 1993 and 2022, mostly in rural western states.

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