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===Less common symptoms===
===Less common symptoms===
In severe disease (cardiopulmonary or hemorrhagic fever), hantavirus infection can cause the following symptoms:
*Dry cough
*Dry cough
*Rapidly increasing dyspnea
*Rapidly increasing dyspnea

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Template:Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Furqan M M. M.B.B.S[2]

Overview

The symptoms of hantavirus infection may include sudden fever, prostration, myalgia, and abdominal discomfort. Pulmonary and hemorrhagic symptoms may also arise in severe disease.

Symptoms

Common symptoms

The common symptoms of hantavirus infection are:[1]

  • Sudden fever
  • Prostration
  • Myalgia
  • Abdominal discomfort

Less common symptoms

In severe disease (cardiopulmonary or hemorrhagic fever), hantavirus infection can cause the following symptoms:

  • Dry cough
  • Rapidly increasing dyspnea
  • Petechiae
  • Inflammatory symptoms of the eye
  • Acute myopia
  • Altered mental status
  • Hypotension

References

  1. Jiang H, Zheng X, Wang L, Du H, Wang P, Bai X (2017). "Hantavirus infection: a global zoonotic challenge". Virol Sin. 32 (1): 32–43. doi:10.1007/s12250-016-3899-x. PMID 28120221.

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