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Hantavirus
Alternate Names : Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome
Symptoms & Signs
The early symptoms of hantavirus disease are flu-like (fever, chills, muscle aches). For a very short period of time, the infected person starts to feel better. Then, within 1 - 2 days, the person may develop shortness of breath. The disease gets worse quickly and leads to respiratory failure.
Other symptoms may include:
Diagnosis & Tests
A doctor may notice signs of: - Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
- Decreased blood pressure (hypotension)
- Decreased levels of oxygen in the blood (hypoxia), causing the skin to have a bluish color (cyanosis)
- Kidney failure
Tests include:
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Review Date : 3/17/2009
Reviewed By : David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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