Hantavirus Infection: a review and global update
2008; Open Learning on Enteric Pathogens; Volume: 2; Issue: 01 Linguagem: Inglês
10.3855/jidc.317
ISSN2036-6590
AutoresZhenqiang Bi, Pierre Formenty, Cathy Roth,
Tópico(s)Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
ResumoHantaviruses have the potential to cause two different types of diseases in human: hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS). HFRS, initially described clinically at the turn of the 20th century, occurs endemically in the Asian and European continents, while HPS, recognized as a clinical entity since 1993, represents the prototype of emerging diseases occurring in the Western hemisphere. Approximately 150,000 to 200,000 cases of HFRS are hospitalized each year world wide, with most of the cases occurring in the developing countries. The case fatality rate of HFRS varies from
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