1. Hantavirus Information Network Information about the North American hantavirus, HPS epidemiology statistics, prevention, and links. http://www.hantavirus.net/

An online information network about the NEW WORLD HANTAVIRUS and HANTAVIRUS PULMONARY SYNDROME In 1993, a previously unknown infectious disease agent was discovered by a task force of scientists in New Mexico. This disease agent occurs naturally throughout most of North and South America; it is airborne, and in the absence of prompt medical attention, its infections are usually fatal. This disease is called Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS). It can affect anyone, but given some fundamental knowledge, it can also be very easy to prevent. Basic facts about HPS and the hantavirus How HPS can affect you Preventing HPS HPS Frequently-Asked Questions ... About www.hantavirus.net

2. Hantavirus Statistics and information. http://www.umaa.org/hanta.htm

HANTAVIRUS DAN ARIAZ Vector Control Environmental health Service Division Washoe County Health Department Reno, NV 89520 With 50.8% of the deer mice tested in Vya (in northern Washoe county, Nevada) positive for Hantavirus (Table 1), a proactive approach to control a possible outbreak of the virus in employees was accomplished in the summer of 1994. The location is a Road Department substation and residence for employees. The liability to Washoe County was felt to be great, so many hundreds of hours and many thousands of dollars were spent in refurbishing the site and in rodent control. Table 1. Hantavirus (Muerto Canyon) Serosurvey Washoe County, Nevada Peromyscus Tested Peromyscus Positive % Positive Lemmon Valley Caughlin Ranch Verdi Elem. Spanish Sprs. Davis Creek Golden Valley Bella Vista Damonte Ranch Totals UNR Dairy Misc. Lakeridge Panther Dr. UNR San Rapheal Vya UNR Lemmon Valley Totals Although serious, the incident has a humorous side as evidenced by the following poem written by Gary Minto, a Road Department employee. VYA ON MY MIND I have a few good reasons for drinking and one just entered my head

3. All About Hantaviruses (CDC): Main Index Got Mice? Seal Up! Trap Up! Clean Up! Learn how to prevent hantavirus PulmonarySyndrome (HPS). Specimen Submission. hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS). http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hanta/hps/

National Center for Infectious Diseases Special Pathogens Branch All About Hantaviruses All About Hantaviruses Home General Information Technical Information Contact Us Site Contents General Information Technical Information State Contacts Case Information ... Glossary of Terms Go To... Special Pathogens Branch Web Page NCID Home CDC Home Got Mice? Seal Up! Trap Up! Clean Up! Learn how to prevent Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS). Specimen Submission HPS Specimen Submission Guidelines Guidelines and Recommendations "Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome - United States: Updated Recommendations for Risk Reduction" Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report , July 26, 2002/Vol. 51/No. RR-9 Download .pdf document of this issue

4. This Page Has Been Removed. Infectious Diseases Information Index, Useful Sites, Infectious DiseaseInformation. hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome. This page has been removed. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hanta/hantvrus.htm

Infectious Disease Information Contents Infectious Diseases Information Index Useful Sites Infectious Disease Information Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome This page has been removed. Please visit the "All About Hantaviruses" Web site at http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hanta/hps/index.htm Top of Page NCID Home Disease Information ... Health Topics A-Z This page last reviewed January 7, 2004 National Center for Infectious Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Privacy Policy Accessibility

5. Hantavirus Fact Sheet Information regarding symptoms and prevention measures for hantavirus hantavirus. What is hantavirus? It is a virus that causes hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS), a form of http://www.doh.wa.gov/topics/hanta.htm

You are here: DOH Home Topics A-Z » Hantavirus Search Employees Hantavirus What is hantavirus? It is a virus that causes Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS), a form of adult respiratory disease syndrome. HPS was first reported in the United States in the spring of 1993. As of November 2003, 353 cases had been reported in the U.S. Thirty eight percent of the people died as a result of the infection. Have hantavirus cases occurred in Washington? Twenty-six HPS cases have been reported in Washington. Three cases have been reported in Lewis, King and Grant counties and two each in Lincoln, Stevens, Adams, Franklin, Klickitat, Snohomish, and Yakima counties. San Juan, Skagit and Pierce counties have had one case each. What are the symptoms of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome? Symptoms usually begin one to three weeks after exposure to infected deer mice. HPS is characterized by fever, chills and muscle aches, followed by the abrupt onset of respiratory distress and shortness of breath. The muscle aches are severe, involving the thighs, hips, back and sometimes the shoulder. Other symptoms include nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. Where is hantavirus found and how common is it?

6. Hantavirus Fact Sheet Amebiasis is an intestinal infection caused by a parasite, Entamoeba histolytica. The parasite produces cysts (eggs) which are passed from the body in the stool (bowel movements). that causes a http://www.metrokc.gov/health/prevcont/hanta.htm

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7. MedlinePlus: Hantavirus Infections Directory of factsheets, articles, and news stories. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hantavirusinfections.html

@import url(http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/images/advanced.css); Skip navigation Other health topics: A B C D ... List of All Topics Hantavirus Infections Contents of this page: General/Overviews Diagnosis/Symptoms Pictures/Diagrams Prevention/Screening ... Statistics Search MEDLINE/PubMed for recent research articles on Hantavirus Infections You may also be interested in these MedlinePlus related pages: Infections General/Overviews Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (American Lung Association) Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome: Spotlight (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Hantaviruses (National Center for Infectious Diseases) Diagnosis/Symptoms What Are the Symptoms of HPS? (National Center for Infectious Diseases) Pictures/Diagrams Images Useful for Hantavirus Prevention Campaigns (National Center for Infectious Diseases) Prevention/Screening Precautions for Campers and Hikers in the Affected Areas (National Center for Infectious Diseases) Tips for Preventing HPS: Clean Up Infested Areas, Using Safety Precautions (National Center for Infectious Diseases) Tips for Preventing HPS: Prevention Indoors and Outdoors (National Center for Infectious Diseases) Who Is at Risk of Getting HPS, and Why?

8. MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Hantavirus Features cause, risk factors, symptoms, complications, treatment, and prevention. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001382.htm

@import url(http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/images/advanced.css); Skip navigation Medical Encyclopedia Other encyclopedia topics: A-Ag Ah-Ap Aq-Az B-Bk ... Z Hantavirus Contents of this page: Illustrations Alternative names Definition Causes, incidence, and risk factors ... Prevention Illustrations Hanta virus Respiratory system overview Alternative names Return to top Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome Definition Return to top Hantavirus is a disease characterized by flu-like symptoms followed by respiratory failure. Causes, incidence, and risk factors Return to top Hantavirus has probably caused people to get sick for years in the United States, but it was not recognized until recently. A 1993 outbreak of fatal respiratory illness on an Indian reservation in the Four Corners area (the border of Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona) led epidemiologists to the discovery of hantavirus as the causative agent. Since that discovery, hantavirus disease has been reported in every western state, and in many eastern states. Hantavirus is carried by rodents, particularly deer mice, and is present in their urine and feces. The virus does not cause disease in the carrier animal. Humans are thought to become infected when they are exposed to contaminated dust from the nests or droppings of mice.

9. Zoonosis Program - Disease Control And Environmental Epidemiology hantavirus FAQs about this deadly disease. http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/dc/zoonosis/hanta/hantahom.html

Department Home About the Department Certificates Environment ... Regulations search entire web search www.cdphe.state.co.us Disease Control and Environmental Epidemiology Division Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome Deer Mouse ( Peromyscus maniculatus In May 1993, an outbreak of an unexplained pulmonary illness occurred in the southwestern United States, in an area shared by Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah known as "The Four Corners." A number of previously healthy young adults suddenly developed acute respiratory symptoms; about half died. Researchers soon suspected that they were dealing with a form of hantavirus, which is transmitted by rodents. Investigating the possible rodent connection, researchers trapped rodents in the affected area until the virus and its principal carrier — the deer mouse — were positively identified. By November 1993, the specific virus that caused the Four Corners outbreak was isolated. The new virus was called Sin Nombre virus and the new disease caused by the virus was named hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, or HPS. Hantavirus is present in the saliva, urine, and feces of infected mice. People are infected by breathing in the virus during direct contact with rodents or from disturbing dust and feces from mice nests or surfaces contaminated with mice droppings or urine.

10. Hantavirus Facts Features cause, symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, complications, treatment, and prevention. http://www.astdhpphe.org/infect/hanta.html

Hantavirus HPS is caused by a type of virus called a hantavirus. The hantavirus that causes HPS is carried by rodents found throughout North America. People get HPS when they breathe in dust that is contaminated with saliva, urine, or droppings from infected rodents. No anti-virus drug is effective against HPS, and there is no vaccine. To prevent HPS, avoid contact with rodents, and avoid inhaling dust that might be contaminated with rodent urine, saliva, or droppings. What is hantavirus pulmonary syndrome? Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) is a rare but serious, and often deadly, lung infection. What is the infectious agent that causes hantavirus pulmonary syndrome? Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome is caused by the Sin Nombre virus. This virus is a type of hantavirus. Most hantaviruses attack the kidneys, but the Sin Nombre virus attacks the lungs. It infects the walls of the capillaries (tiny blood vessels in the lungs), making them leak and flooding the lungs with fluid. Where is hantavirus pulmonary syndrome found?

11. All About Hantaviruses (CDC): Main Index General information, technical resources for healthcare providers, contacts, case reports and maps, teaching resources, and news. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hanta/hps/index.htm

National Center for Infectious Diseases Special Pathogens Branch All About Hantaviruses All About Hantaviruses Home General Information Technical Information Contact Us Site Contents General Information Technical Information State Contacts Case Information ... Glossary of Terms Go To... Special Pathogens Branch Web Page NCID Home CDC Home Got Mice? Seal Up! Trap Up! Clean Up! Learn how to prevent Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS). Specimen Submission HPS Specimen Submission Guidelines Guidelines and Recommendations "Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome - United States: Updated Recommendations for Risk Reduction" Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report , July 26, 2002/Vol. 51/No. RR-9 Download .pdf document of this issue

12. Emerging Viruses Research Center At the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. Includes diagnostic testing and disease information and links. http://hsc.unm.edu/pathology/HjelleLab/index.htm

UNM Homepage UNM Health Sciences Center UNM Pathology Department Home Emerging Viruses Research Center Hantavirus Reference Laboratory Lab History The Hjelle laboratory studies the evolutionary biology, vector biology, genetics, pathogenesis, immunology, replication, epidemiology and diagnosis of emerging viruses. We are most active in the study of zoonotic viruses (especially hantaviruses) but also have programs studying the pathogenesis and epidemiology of human T cell leukemia/lymphoma viruses (HTLVs vaccines against emerging viruses. Because we have amassed extensive experience and a large array of diagnostic antigens, we have become the major reference center for the Western Hemisphere for rapid and accurate hantavirus diagnosis. Email to BHjelle@salud.unm.edu Please send questions or suggestions regarding this web site to Webmaster Diagnostic Testing Genetic Vaccine Trials Center Molecular Epidemiology ... of HCPS Brian Hjelle's Laboratory Department of Pathology 337-BRF University of New Mexico School of Medicine 915 Camino de Salud NE Albuquerque, NM 87131-5301

13. Preventing HPS If the hantavirus occurs naturally in your area, you should wear a respirator maskwith a HEPA (highefficiency particulate air) filter, and be trained on how http://www.hantavirus.net/info3.html

Preventing HPS info3.html Last Modified: 09/26/1998 Table of contents: How can I prevent HPS? How can I reduce my domestic rodent population? How do I disinfect an area that is potentially contaminated? How can I prevent HPS? First and foremost, prevent contact with rodents. Keep rodents out of your house, garage, toolshed ... anyplace you can. According to epidemiology statistics, the greatest risk of contracting HPS comes with having increased numbers of rodents in the household. In all likelihood, you will not be able to completely eliminate rodents from your residence; your goal will be to reduce the population as much as possible. How can I reduce my domestic rodent population? If you are trying to keep your peridomestic rodent population down, you must do two fundamental things: (1) Remove their food source, and (2) remove their shelter. Here are some specific tips for making your residence an unattractive place for rodents: Keep your dwelling clean. Always store or dispose of your food, including uneaten pet food. Keep your garbage cans tighly sealed.

14. Judge Awards $2.1 Million Over Hantavirus Error CNN http://cnn.com/2001/US/06/13/hantavirus.case.ap/index.html

15. Hantavirus The cause was quickly shown to be a hantavirus by astute scientists at the CDC and NIH disease might be caused by a hantavirus; this was confirmed by using PCR http://www.medinfo.ufl.edu/year2/mmid/bms5300/bugs/hantav.html

16. Notifiable Condition: Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) Access Washington Logo linking to Access Washington Home Page. hantavirus PulmonarySyndrome (HPS). hantavirus is not transmitted from person to person. http://www.doh.wa.gov/notify/nc/hantavirus.htm

You are here: DOH Home Notifiable Conditions » Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome Index Search Employees Site Directory: Notifiable Conditions: Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) Other links concerning Notifiable Conditions Local Health Jurisdictions How to Report a Notifiable Condition Reporting Forms Glossary ... EpiTrends Posters PDF documents require the free Acrobat Reader. Click here to download a copy Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) HPS in Washington State New requirements for the reporting of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) were instituted in December of 2000. Since its recognition in 1993, there have been 23 reported cases of HPS in Washington through June 2002 with 8 associated deaths. Deer mice are the primary reservoir for hantavirus in Washington State; exposure to their nests, urine, feces or saliva places individuals at risk for developing infection. Hantavirus is not transmitted from person to person. Purpose of Reporting and Surveillance To identify rodent sources of infection.

17. Scientists Warn Of Hantavirus Threat As People Head To The Outdoors CNN http://cnn.com/2000/HEALTH/05/29/hanta.virus.ap/index.html

18. OSH Answers: Hantavirus How can hantavirus enter my body? What occupations are atrisk? How can we prevent exposure to hantavirus? http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/diseases/hantavir.html

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Contact Us Help Canada Site Web Info Service ... Shop@CCOHS Hantavirus What is Hantavirus? How can Hantavirus enter my body? How does Hantavirus affect my health? What occupations are at risk? ... Where can I get more information? OSH Answers Feedback Printer Friendly Layout Inquiries Service The Inquiries Service at CCOHS answers questions on the health or safety concerns people have about the work they do. More on Inquiries Service Printer Friendly Layout Biological Hazards Hantavirus What is Hantavirus? Hantavirus is a virus that is found in the urine, saliva, or droppings of infected deer mice and some other wild rodents. It causes a rare but serious lung disease called Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS). How can Hantavirus enter my body? People can contract the Hantavirus infection through inhalation of respirable droplets of saliva or urine, or through the dust of feces from infected wild rodents, especially the deer mouse. Transmission can also occur when contaminated material gets into broken skin, or possibly, ingested in contaminated food or water. Person-to-person transmission in North America has not been reported. A recent outbreak of 18 cases of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in South America strongly suggests person-to-person transmission. However, the viruses isolated in South America are genetically distinct from those described in North America. How does Hantavirus affect my health?

19. Zoonosis Program - Disease Control And Environmental Epidemiology Factsheets on hantavirus, west nile virus, plague, rabies, and tickborne diseases. http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/dc/Zoonosis/zoonosis.asp

Department Home About the Department Certificates Environment ... Regulations search entire web search www.cdphe.state.co.us Disease Control and Environmental Epidemiology Division Zoonotic Diseases Zoonoses Control staff monitors diseases which are transmitted from animals to humans. The staff conducts statewide surveillance, control and educational programs, investigates cases of these diseases and provides consultation on the treatment of animal bites. In Colorado, these include, but are not limited to: Hantavirus, Plague, Tick-Borne Disease, Colorado tick fever, Rabies and Tularemia. Specific disease information: West Nile Virus and Other Mosquito-Borne Diseases (Encephalitis) Hantavirus Plague Rabies ... Tick-Borne Diseases Much of the information on the above pages is provided in Adobe Portable Document Format (pdf) . This can be directly downloaded and stored on your disk or viewed using the Adobe Acrobat Reader, a free program available on the Adobe Inc. Website

20. FASEB Breakthroughs Essay - The Hantavirus their importance to society. Serendipity, Science, and a New hantavirus. by Sylvia Wrobel. Reprinted from The FASEB Journal, Vol. 9, October 1995. a potentially widespread killer - tracking a http://www.faseb.org/opar/hanta.html

...their importance to society Serendipity, Science, and a New Hantavirus by Sylvia Wrobel Reprinted from The FASEB Journal , Vol. 9, October 1995. This essay follows a team of scientific investigators step by intriguing step as it pursues the cause of the mysterious 1993 deaths of healthy young adults in the southwestern United States. Using the science of the day, the team unravels the elusive origin of a potentially widespread killer- - tracking a new hantavirus to its home, tracing its lineage, and differentiating its DNA from the large hantavirus family. This is the first in a series. It took months to find the unknown bacteria that struck down Legionnaires gathered for a meeting in a pleasant hotel, years to find the unknown virus causing AIDS. Yet when healthy young people began dying in the Four Corners area of the American Southwest in 1993, from a cause not known, in an epidemic whose potential scope could only be guessed, pieces of the puzzle fell into place in 4 weeks. They were dying because of a previously unrecognized form of an old and unlikely virus, carried by the sweet- faced, big- eared deer mice that thrive in virtually all parts of North America. The new hantavirus appeared not to harm the deer mice, but once excreted it dried, became aerosolized, and simply lay there, where it could be breathed by any humans who unknowingly disturbed the contaminated dust. Within weeks scientists knew where this new virus lived, its lineage, how its DNA differed from various cousins in the large hantavirus clan, and how it worked. Within 6 months they were able to culture and grow the virus itself and create diagnostic tests.

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