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Sin Nombre virus

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).

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Abstract

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).

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Four Corners Virus
  • Muerto Canyon Virus

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13 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure.

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Indexing Annotation

infection = HANTAVIRUS PULMONARY SYNDROME

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History Note

2002; use HANTAVIRUS 1995-2001

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Previous Indexing

  • Hantavirus (1994-2001)

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  1. B04w.820w.480w.750w.440.700

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Sin Nombre virus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D029261. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D029261
  2. Sin Nombre virus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1414484