Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome is a contagious respiratory disease characterized by flu-like symptoms that can progress rapidly to potentially life-threatening. Several types of hantavirus can cause hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. The virus is carried by several species of rodents, especially rats.
The patient will become infected mainly by inhaling air infected with hantavirus containing urine and feces of rats. Due to limited treatment options, the best protection against hantavirus pulmonary syndrome is to avoid rodents and their habitats.
cause
Each type of hantavirus usually carried by rodents. Rats are the main carriers of the virus responsible for most cases of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in North America. Hantavirus include white-tailed rats and cotton rats rice.
The patient will become infected mainly by inhaling air infected with hantavirus containing urine and feces of rats. Aerosolization occurs when the virus is air, making it easy for inhalation.
After inhalation of hantaviruses from the air, then the virus will reach the lungs and begin to attack the tiny blood vessels called capillaries, ultimately leading to vascular leakage. The lungs then flood with fluid, which can trigger one of the breathing problems associated with hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.
This disease can also be transmitted from person to person
