March 27, 2020

Things You Need To Know About Hantavirus

Recently we all came across the news of a man who died while travelling on a bus in China and on checking him thoroughly it was known that he was tested positive for Hantavirus. As soon as this news broke,people all over the world got paranoid thinking of how to deal with this virus when the world is actually bleeding with existing Coronavirus. So we have listed some of the things you need to know about Hantavirus.
What Is Hantavirus ?
• Hantavirus belongs to the family of viruses which mainly causes infection in rodents.
• Humans can be infected if they come in contact with an infected rodent's urine, feces or saliva.
• It can be fatal for humans, causing HFRS - Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome or HPS - Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.
Signs And Symptoms
• High grade fever
• Muscle pains
• Cough
• Headache
• Shortness of breath
• Generalised weakness
Treatment
So far no vaccine or medicine has been introduced in the market to cure Hantavirus, however a combination of medicines is used to treat the symptoms.
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