1. Hantavirus are zoonotic viruses that infects rodents like mice, squirrels, guinea pig etc

1. Hantavirus are zoonotic viruses that infects rodents like mice, squirrels, guinea pig etc

2. People usually get infected through contact with infected rodents or their urine, droppings or saliva.

2. People usually get infected through contact with infected rodents or their urine, droppings or saliva.

3. Hantavirus can cause serious illnesses and death in humans

3. Hantavirus can cause serious illnesses and death in humans

4. These viruses cause diseases like hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) and hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS).

4. These viruses cause diseases like hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) and hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS).

5. Hantaviruses cause two syndromes.

5. Hantaviruses cause two syndromes.

6. Hantaviruses found in the Western Hemisphere, like the U.S., can cause hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS).

6. Hantaviruses found in the Western Hemisphere, like the U.S., can cause hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS).

7. Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is a group of clinically similar illnesses caused by hantaviruses found mostly in Europe and Asia.

7. Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is a group of clinically similar illnesses caused by hantaviruses found mostly in Europe and Asia.

8. The symptoms of HPS which mostly affects the lungs include fatigue, fever, muscle aches, especially in the large muscle groups like the thighs, hips, back, and sometimes shoulders

8. The symptoms of HPS which mostly affects the lungs include fatigue, fever, muscle aches, especially in the large muscle groups like the thighs, hips, back, and sometimes shoulders

9. HFRS, which mostly affects the kidneys, causes symptoms like ntense headaches, back and abdominal pain, fever/chills, nausea, blurred vision

9. HFRS, which mostly affects the kidneys, causes symptoms like ntense headaches, back and abdominal pain, fever/chills, nausea, blurred vision

10. Keep your home rodent free by sealing holes and gaps and setting rat traps to stay safe from hantaviurus

10. Keep your home rodent free by sealing holes and gaps and setting rat traps to stay safe from hantaviurus

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