https://padlet.com/keyonamcgregory/5kxoaedy1urj18r6 Hantavirus en-us 2020-05-21 00:20:22 UTC 2025-12-19 22:58:43 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/2764.png keyonamcgregory https://padlet.com/keyonamcgregory/5kxoaedy1urj18r6/wish/586063895 05/20/2020]]> 2020-05-21 00:36:02 UTC https://padlet.com/keyonamcgregory/5kxoaedy1urj18r6/wish/586063895 keyonamcgregory https://padlet.com/keyonamcgregory/5kxoaedy1urj18r6/wish/586104315 Hantavirus belongs to the bunyaviridae family of viruses. It is an RNA-based virus found worldwide and spread mainly by rodents which can cause a variety of syndromes in humans. It does not cause active disease in their rodent hosts. ]]> 2020-05-21 01:13:46 UTC https://padlet.com/keyonamcgregory/5kxoaedy1urj18r6/wish/586104315 keyonamcgregory https://padlet.com/keyonamcgregory/5kxoaedy1urj18r6/wish/586114015 Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) is a severe respiratory disease in humans that can result from infection with hantaviruses. Hantavirus is spread by rodents through their urine, droppings, and saliva. Air-borne droplet transmission has also been known to occur. This specific virus can not be passed from person to person. ]]> 2020-05-21 01:22:11 UTC https://padlet.com/keyonamcgregory/5kxoaedy1urj18r6/wish/586114015 keyonamcgregory https://padlet.com/keyonamcgregory/5kxoaedy1urj18r6/wish/586174009 The hantaviruses found in the Americas (New World hantaviruses) attack the lungs, causing HPS. It is an infectious disease characterized by flu-like symptoms, and can progress rapidly into life-threatening breathing problems. The strains of hantavirus found in Europe and Asia may also cause a form of kidney disease called Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome (HFRS). ]]> 2020-05-21 02:23:37 UTC https://padlet.com/keyonamcgregory/5kxoaedy1urj18r6/wish/586174009 keyonamcgregory https://padlet.com/keyonamcgregory/5kxoaedy1urj18r6/wish/586182784 People infected with HPS may experience flu-like symptoms that including fever, chills, headaches, and muscle aches. The infection is difficult to distinguish from influenza in the early stages. After about 4-10 days, more serious signs and symptoms may develop. Those symptoms include a cough that produces secretions, shortness of breath, and low blood pressure. It is best to seek medical attention if experiencing any of these symptoms.  ]]> 2020-05-21 02:33:30 UTC https://padlet.com/keyonamcgregory/5kxoaedy1urj18r6/wish/586182784 keyonamcgregory https://padlet.com/keyonamcgregory/5kxoaedy1urj18r6/wish/586194874 Keeping rodents out of your home and workplace can help reduce your risk of hantavirus. Sealing up holes and gaps in your home and placing traps also decrease the likelihood of rodent infestation. Cleaning and sanitizing easy to get to foods and messes can also be helpful. Wet down dead rodents and areas where rodents have been found with alcohol, household disinfectants, or bleach. This kills the virus and helps prevent infected dust from being stirred up in the air. ]]> 2020-05-21 02:46:21 UTC https://padlet.com/keyonamcgregory/5kxoaedy1urj18r6/wish/586194874 keyonamcgregory https://padlet.com/keyonamcgregory/5kxoaedy1urj18r6/wish/586203607 There is no specific treatment, cure, or vaccine for hantavirus infection. Treatment in the ICU is mostly supportive and may include oxygen therapy and fluid replacement. At times, antiviral drugs are used to treat other strains of the hantavirus. Recovery can be slow and cause bone weakness. ]]> 2020-05-21 02:55:44 UTC https://padlet.com/keyonamcgregory/5kxoaedy1urj18r6/wish/586203607 keyonamcgregory https://padlet.com/keyonamcgregory/5kxoaedy1urj18r6/wish/586216865 People who usually live in areas near forests, fields, and farms, which offer a suitable habitat for the virus's rodent hosts.  Areas where rodents may live are potential sites where people may be exposed to the virus. In the US and Canada, the Sin Nombre hantavirus is responsible for the majority of cases of hantavirus infection. The host of the Sin Nombre virus is the deer mouse. The hantavirus that causes human illness in the US are not known to be transmitted by any types of animals other than certain species of rodents. ]]> 2020-05-21 03:11:14 UTC https://padlet.com/keyonamcgregory/5kxoaedy1urj18r6/wish/586216865 keyonamcgregory https://padlet.com/keyonamcgregory/5kxoaedy1urj18r6/wish/586232222 The rodents shed the virus in their urine, droppings, and saliva. The virus is mainly transmitted to people when they breathe in the air contaminated with the virus. When fresh rodent urine stir up, tiny droplets containing the virus get into the air known as airborne transmission. If a rodent with the virus bites someone, the virus may be spread to that person. In Chile and Argentina, rare cases of person to person transmission have occurred among close contacts of a person who was ill with a type of hantavirus. ]]> 2020-05-21 03:31:01 UTC https://padlet.com/keyonamcgregory/5kxoaedy1urj18r6/wish/586232222 keyonamcgregory https://padlet.com/keyonamcgregory/5kxoaedy1urj18r6/wish/586244721 Deer mouse, cotton rat, rice rat, white-footed mouse]]> 2020-05-21 03:46:18 UTC https://padlet.com/keyonamcgregory/5kxoaedy1urj18r6/wish/586244721