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Revision as of 15:40, 7 July 2017
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
- ↑ 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.