A genus of the family BUNYAVIRIDAE causing HANTAVIRUS INFECTIONS, first identified during the Korean war. Infection is found primarily in rodents and humans. Transmission does not appear to involve arthropods. HANTAAN VIRUS is the type species.

Annotation

infection = ORTHOHANTAVIRUS INFECTIONS or specifics

DUI

D006476 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0010159

History note

2023(1992); use RNA VIRUSES 1978-1986; use ARBOVIRUSES 1965-1977

Online note

use HANTAVIRUS to search HEMORRHAGIC FEVER VIRUS, EPIDEMIC 1977-91 & EPIDEMIC HEMORRHAGIC FEVER VIRUS 1975-76; use ARBOVIRUSES 1966-74

Public note

2023; was HANTAVIRUS 1992-2022; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER VIRUS, EPIDEMIC 1977-1991 (see RNA VIRUSES 1978-1986, see ARBOVIRUSES 1977); was EPIDEMIC HEMORRHAGIC FEVER VIRUS see ARBOVIRUSES 1975-1976, see ARBOVIRUS 1965-1974, see ARBORVIRUSES 1963-1964