Hantavirus infection history and symptoms
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
- Dry cough
- Rapidly increasing dyspnea
- Petechiae
- Inflammatory symptoms of the eye
- Acute myopia
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.