Sin Nombre virus [virus Sin Nombre]

topical
Terms

virus Four Corners
virus Muerto Canyon

 

Four Corners Virus
Muerto Canyon Virus

Persistent link   https://www.medvik.cz/link/D029261
Definition

A species of ORTHOHANTAVIRUS which emerged in the Four Corners area of the United States in 1993. It causes a serious, often fatal pulmonary illness (HANTAVIRUS PULMONARY SYNDROME) in humans. Transmission is by inhaling aerosolized rodent secretions that contain virus particles, carried especially by deer mice (PEROMYSCUS maniculatus) and pinyon mice (P. truei).

Annotation
infection = HANTAVIRUS PULMONARY SYNDROME
DUI
D029261 MeSH Browser
CUI
M0359084
Previous indexing
Hantavirus (1994-2001)
History note
2002; use HANTAVIRUS 1995-2001
Public note
2002; see HANTAVIRUS 1995-2001

Allowable subheadings

CH
chemistry
CL
classification
DE
drug effects
EN
enzymology
GE
genetics
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PY
pathogenicity
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
UL
ultrastructure

B Organisms
B01 Eukaryota 418
B02 Archaea 62
B03 Bacteria 2 122
B04 Viruses 641
B04.820 RNA Viruses 239
B04.820.480 Negative-Sense RNA Viruses 1
B04.820.480.750 Bunyaviridae 19
B04.820.480.750.440 Orthohantavirus 76
B04.820.480.750.440.400 Hantaan virus 3
B04.820.480.750.440.600 Puumala virus 10
B04.820.480.750.440.690 Seoul virus 1
B04.820.480.750.440.700 Sin Nombre virus
B05 Organism Forms 6

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