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Medical Conditions - Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome

Hantavirus is present in some rodents. Therefore, rodent infestation and contact with rodents can increase the risk of the transmission of the virus. Hantavirus causes severe to fatal respiratory disease in humans. Though the infection does not transmit from one person to another, Andes hantavirus is contagious. Fatigue, muscle ache, fever, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea are its initial symptoms. In the later stages, after five or ten days, they cause shortness of breath, cough, and chest tightness. There is no specific treatment, and oxygen therapy with symptomatic treatment can relieve the symptoms in severe cases.

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