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WEBMay 13, 2024 · Hantaviruses are a family of viruses which can cause serious illnesses and death. These viruses cause diseases like hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) and hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS). They are spread mainly by rodents and are not spread from person-to-person.
Diverse Morphology and Structural Features of Old and New World ...
WEBSep 16, 2019 · Hantaviruses endemic to Eurasia are referred to as Old World hantaviruses and include pathogens that cause hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS), whereas hantaviruses endemic to the Americas are referred to as New World hantaviruses and include pathogens responsible for hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS).
Epidemiology and diagnosis of hantavirus infections - UpToDate
WEBApr 17, 2024 · All medically important hantaviruses are carried by rodents of the families Muridae and Cricetidae. These pathogens are associated with two severe acute febrile illnesses: Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS; caused by hantaviruses of …
Twenty-Year Summary of Surveillance for Human Hantavirus …
WEBOld World hantaviruses that are known human pathogens (e.g., Hantaan, Dobrava, Seoul, and Puumala viruses) cause hemorrhagic fever and renal syndrome (HFRS), in which the primary organ affected is the kidney. Symptoms include fever; myalgia; and gastrointestinal, urinary, cerebral, and conjunctival hemorrhage.
Hantavirus entry: Perspectives and recent advances - PMC
WEBHantaviruses are emerging rodent-borne pathogens whose accidental human transmission causes Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome (HFRS) in the Old World and Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) in the New World (Vaheri et al., 2013).
The ecological dynamics of hantavirus diseases: From …
WEBFeb 21, 2019 · The major hantavirus disease burden in the Old World is HFRS, and in the New World it is HPS. HTNV in Asia, PUUV and Dobrava virus in Europe, and Seoul virus (SEOV) worldwide are the causative agents of HFRS.
Old World hantaviruses: aspects of pathogenesis and clinical
WEBJul 17, 2014 · Hantavirus disease is characterized by vascular leakage due to increased capillary permeability. The infection manifests often in the lung (hantaviral cardiopulmonary syndrome; HCPS) or in the kidney (hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome, HFRS).
Uncovering the mysteries of hantavirus infections - Nature
WEBJul 16, 2013 · The entry of HTNV (an Old World hantavirus) proceeds via clathrin-dependent endocytosis 23, during which an invagination known as a clathrin-coated pit forms around the receptor-bound virion.
Old World hantaviruses: Aspects of pathogenesis and clinical …
WEBJul 17, 2014 · Hantavirus disease is characterized by vascular leakage due to increased capillary permeability. The infection manifests often in the lung (hantaviral cardiopulmonary syndrome; HCPS) or in the kidney (hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome, HFRS).
Hantaviruses: Old World vs. New World - microbewiki - Kenyon College
WEBApr 15, 2024 · The most prevalent current HTV virus under the Old World classification is the Puumala virus according to a 2023 report on hantavirus cases in 2020: it saw 98% of all HTV infections across 28 countries in Europe. [23] Other prevalent Old World viruses include the Seoul virus, the Hantaan virus, and Dobrava-Belgrade virus. [17]
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