21. 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 http://www.metrokc.gov/health/prevcont/hanta.htm

Site Directory Public Health Webpage Directory For Care Providers Care Providers Homepage For Educators Health Educators Toolbox About Us Employee Directory Contact Us Public Health 999 3rd Ave, Ste. 1200 Seattle, WA 98104 Phone: 206-296-4600 TTY: 206-296-4931 Click here to email us Subscribe to Free Email Alerts! Click here to learn more Successful Search Tips Home Communicable disease facts Hantavirus Communicable Diseases and Epidemiology Hantavirus fact sheet What is hantavirus? What are the symptoms? How is a person exposed? What does the deer mouse look like? ... How do I clean where mice have fed or nested? What is hantavirus? It is a virus that causes a rare, newly described disease, 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 December, 1999, twenty one cases had been reported in Washington. Cases were reported in Lincoln, Adams, Lewis, Yakima, Stevens, Grant, Franklin, Snohomish and King counties. What are the symptoms?

22. 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 Index ... 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

23. OSH Answers Hantavirus How can hantavirus enter my body? What occupations are at risk? How can we prevent exposure to hantavirus? http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

24. OSH Answers: Hantavirus How can hantavirus enter my body? What occupations are at risk? 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?

25. Fundación Mundo Sano Informaci³n sobre diversas enfermedades transmisibles leishmaniasis, hantavirus , SIDA/HIV, Chagas, dengue, clamidiasis, malaria, paludismo, leptospirosis, salmonelosis, fiebre hemorr¡gica, estrogiloidiasis, criptococosis y borreliosis de Lyme. http://www.mundosano.org/

Revista Perspectivas de Salud sobre los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio Carrera Carrera de Especialista en Enfermedades Infecciosas. Sede Buenos Aires Zoonosis Grandes chicos : Un libro solidario Se declaró un "estado de desastre natural" debido a los escasos recursos con que cuenta la población. Gripe aviar: España ya tiene preparados antivirales, mascarillas y medidas de aislamiento por si el virus "salta" a los humanos. "Si la epidemia se desatara en un país no europeo apenas tardaría cuatro meses en llegar a España y la OMS estima que si el agente causal fuera un descendiente del H5N1 aviar el número de fallecidos en el mundo podría alcanzar los tres o cuatro millones en apenas un año", advierte Antoni Trilla, epidemiólogo experto en gripe del Hospital Clínic de Barcelona.

26. Hantavirus What Is It And What Can Be Done About It?, From The The history and diagnosis of hantavirus and how to avoid infection http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

27. Safety And Health Topics: Hantavirus hantavirus Public Safety and Health Topic Page. Hazard Recognition, What is hantavirus and what workers are at risk? Hazard Recognition http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/hantavirus/

U.S. Department of Labor www.osha.gov MyOSHA [skip navigational links] Search Advanced Search A-Z Index Safety and Health Topics Hantavirus Hantaviruses are transmitted to humans from the dried droppings, urine, or saliva of mice and rats. The disease begins as a flu-like illness characterized by fever, chills, and muscle aches, but it can rapidly progress to a life-threatening condition marked by respiratory failure as the lungs fill with fluid. Animal laboratory workers and persons working in infested buildings are at increased risk to this disease, particularly during dusty clean-up activities. The following questions link to information relevant to hantavirus hazards in the workplace. What OSHA standards apply? What is hantavirus and what workers are at risk? How is hantavirus diagnosed and treated? How can hantavirus be controlled and prevented? ... Credits Content Reviewed 12/23/2003 Back to Top www.osha.gov www.dol.gov Contact Us ... Privacy and Security Statement 200 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20210

28. Home - American Lung Association Site Factsheet with causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. http://www.lungusa.org/diseases/hantavirus_factsheet.html

As Flu Season Approaches, the American Lung Association Offers Ways to Keep the Country Prepared Lung Association Web Site Provides Flu Clinic Reminder and Updates The American Lung Association and LUNGevity Foundation Aid Researchers in the Fight Against Lung Cancer Researchers Receive Lung Cancer Discovery Award The American Lung Association Increases Services and Support for Victims of Hurricane Katrina What are the lung health risks of hurricane recovery? Sign up for our Indoor Air E-newsletter and stay informed. Hurricane Katrina Recovery Resources Facts About Carbon Monoxide (CO) As Fall Approaches, American Lung Association Calls on Parents, Teachers, and Guardians to Be More Vigilant About Managing Kids' Asthma Health Groups File Brief Urging Tougher Remedies in Tobacco Lawsuit Groups Seek More Marketing Restrictions, Increased Funds for Cessation and Prevention American Lung Association Applauds Court Ruling in Favor of truth® Smoking Ads Campaign will continue to protect children, save lives Statement by John L. Kirkwood, President and CEO 2nd Competition for the Lung Cancer Discovery Award Applications due September 30th, 2005

29. Nebraska HHS System Report On Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome What is hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome? http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

30. Safety And Health Topics: Hantavirus - What Is Hantavirus? hantavirus Public Safety and Health Topic Page. Anyone who comes into contact with rodents that carry hantavirus is at risk of hantavirus pulmonary http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/hantavirus/recognition.html

U.S. Department of Labor www.osha.gov MyOSHA [skip navigational links] Search Advanced Search A-Z Index Hantavirus What is Hantavirus? Anyone who comes into contact with rodents that carry hantavirus is at risk of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS). Even healthy individuals are at risk for HPS infection if exposed to the virus. The following references aid in recognizing disease characteristics and hazards associated with hantavirus. All About Hantavirus . Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Infectious Diseases. Covers a variety of topics and links to references related to hantavirus. Links include information about how hantavirus is spread, rodent carriers, symptoms, prevention, and presentation material. Hantavirus: What Is It and What Can Be Done About It? Montana State University (MSU), (2003, July). Also available in a 153 KB PDF , 4 pages. Provides basic hantavirus information, including a brief history, disease description, and workers at risk. Epidemiology of HPS Slideset . Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Special Pathogens Branch, (2003, August 27). Covers the distribution of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) cases by state, general patient demographics, and the distribution of the rodent reservoir hosts. The slides are updated when new cases are confirmed.

31. DAAC Study Hantavirus Risk Maps Satellite and ground truth data help scientists predict the risk of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

32. Emerging Virus Research Center At the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. Includes diagnostic testing and disease information and links. http://hsc.unm.edu/pathology/research/Hjellelab/

UNM Homepage UNM Health Sciences Center UNM Pathology Department Home Emerging Viruses Research Center Hantavirus Reference Laboratory Lab History Diagnostic Testing Genetic Vaccine Trials Center Molecular Epidemiology ... Lab Personnel Brian Hjelle's Laboratory Department of Pathology BMSB 337 University of New Mexico School of Medicine 915 Camino de Salud NE Albuquerque, NM 87131-5301 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 BHjelle@salud.unm.edu

33. Hantavirus: What Is It And What Can Be Done About It?, From The MSU Extension Se The history and diagnosis of hantavirus and how to avoid infection. http://www.montana.edu/wwwpb/pubs/mt9404.html

MontGuide Fact Sheet #9404/Human Resources from the Montana State University Extension Service Reprinted May 2004 The history and diagnosis of hantavirus and how to avoid infection Would you like us to send you a paper copy of this publication? Send your name, address and $1 to: MSU Extension Publications PO Box 172040 Bozeman, MT 59717 Be sure to specify which publication you want! The Montana State University Extension Service is an educational resource dedicated to improving the quality of people's lives by providing research-based knowledge to strengthen the social, economic and environmental well-being of families, communities and agricultural enterprises. Take a look at more of our free publications or visit the Montana State University home page. Would you like to be notified by email when we post more MontGuide fact sheets to the Web? Send your email address to: publications@montana.edu Would you rather have this MontGuide in a PDF format viewable with Adobe Acrobat Reader? Hantavirus: What is it and what can be done about it?

34. DAAC Study: Hantavirus Risk Maps How can you minimize your risk of contracting hantavirus? The hantavirus risk map project used satellite data archived at the EROS Data Center. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/Hanta/

by Michon Scott February 5, 2002 The deer mouse (shown here) and the white-footed mouse (shown in the title graphic), carry viruses that can lead to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. (Images courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) How can you minimize your risk of contracting hantavirus? Following these precautions may help: Make your home and workplace uninviting to rodents. Avoid leaving food where they can find it, and seal openings to your home with insulation and wire mesh. Avoid camping in trail shelters that may be rodent-infested. Refrain from stirring up dust, especially if you are entering a building or room that has been closed up for an extended period. If you find rodent droppings, don't sweep! Instead, carefully wet the area with detergent or disinfectant, pick up the contaminated materials with a damp towel, then mop or sponge the area with disinfectant. This image shows the relative size of deer mouse and white-footed mouse scat, compared with that of a cockroach and roof rat. (Image courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) For more information, see

35. Alberta Health Wellness Alberta Health Wellness Contact Us Albertans are reminded to take precautions to avoid hantavirus infection. The only confirmed carrier of the hantavirus in Alberta is the deer mouse http://www.health.gov.ab.ca/public/diseases/Hantavirus.html

Contact Us Search Location: Alberta Government Home > Health Information Health Care Insurance Plan Forms Frequently Asked Questions ... About Us Some documents are in PDF. The latest version of the software is available for free from Adobe. HEALTH INFORMATION Hantavirus Albertans are reminded to take precautions to avoid hantavirus infection. The department stresses that the incidence of the disease and the risk it poses to the public is low. However, particularly in the spring, when the weather improves and people spend more time outdoors and doing spring cleaning, Albertans should remember how they can keep any risk to a minimum. The only confirmed carrier of the hantavirus in Alberta is the deer mouse (reddish-brown or in some cases grey, but always with white fur on the neck, belly, feet, and tail). However, it is possible that other rodents may carry the virus and it is not always easy to determine what kind of mouse one is exposed to (particularly when the only evidence is droppings). All rodents should be treated as potential carriers. The virus does not appear to have any effect on mice which carry it. Precautions The main risk of infection comes from being exposed to accumulations of mouse droppings in enclosed areas for example, cleaning a garage or shed that mice have been living in during the winter. Hantavirus is passed to humans when they breathe in airborne particles released from the droppings, fresh urine and nesting material of infected rodents. The virus does not appear to cause any illness in pets. Even if they are exposed to the virus, dogs and cats do not pass the infection on to their owners. The virus is also not passed from one person to another.

36. FASEB Breakthroughs Essay - The Hantavirus The new hantavirus appeared not to harm the deer mice, but once excreted it dried, Discovery of a new hantavirus involved teamwork among clinicians, http://www.faseb.org/opa/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.

37. Hantavirus - Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), regulated under Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) legislation, for chemical products have been http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/msds-ftss/msds74e.html

Home Material Safety Data Sheets - Infectious Substances MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET - INFECTIOUS SUBSTANCES SECTION I - INFECTIOUS AGENT NAME: Hantavirus SYNONYM OR CROSS REFERENCE: Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS), hemorrhagic nephrosonephritis, epidemic hemorrhagic fever, Korean hemorrhagic fever, hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS), CHARACTERISTICS: 3 segmented spherical to oval enveloped virus particles 80 - 115 nm in diameter. Bunyaviridae ; single stranded, negative sense RNA genome; 25 antigenically distinguishable viral species SECTION II - HEALTH HAZARD PATHOGENICITY: HFRS characterized by an abrupt onset of fever lasting 3-8 days, conjunctival injection, prostration, lower back pain, headache, abdominal pains, anorexia and vomiting; hemorrhagic manifestation appears from third to sixth day, followed by proteinuria, hypotension and shock; fatality (5-15%) occurs during the hypotension and oliguric phase, Hantaan virus (HFRS) causes most severe form of HFRS; HPS characterized by fever, myalgia, GI complaints then abrupt onset of respiratory distress and hypotension; mortality approx 40-50%; in survivors, recovery rapid with full restoration of normal lung function, convalescence takes weeks to months; Puumala (nephropathia epidemica) and Seoul virus cause less severe illness EPIDEMIOLOGY: Endemic in areas with its rodent reservoir including China, Korea, Japan, Scandinavia, Commonwealth of Independent States; other hantaviruses have been identified in urban rats in major Asian and Western cities including USA and Brazil; HPS viruses (Sin Nombre, New York, Black Creek Canal, Bayou, Laguna Negra, Andes) in North and South America ; Hantaan virus found principally in Asia, Puumala virus in Europe and Seoul virus world wide

38. Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome In Canada, 1989-1999 - CCDR Volume 26-08 - Health hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) was first described in 1993 in the southwestern United States. HPS is a respiratory illness associated with the http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/00vol26/dr2608ea.html

Volume 26-08 15 April 2000 Table of Contents HANTAVIRUS PULMONARY SYNDROME IN CANADA, 1989-1999 Introduction Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) was first described in 1993 in the southwestern United States. HPS is a respiratory illness associated with the inhalation of aerosolized rodent excreta (urine and feces) contaminated by hantavirus particles. Four hantavirus species have been implicated as etiological agents of HPS in North America . One species, Sin Nombre virus, has been associated with the largest proportion of HPS cases. Its primary reservoir is the deer mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus . Person-to-person transmission of HPS has not been documented in North America. Clinical features and case definition Upon inhalation of hantavirus contaminated excreta, an extensive infection of pulmonary endothelial cells occurs and a viremic phase is initiated. After an incubation period of 9 to 35 days, individuals usually experience fever, chills, occasional headaches, and sometimes gastrointestinal symptoms. Five days after the onset of initial symptoms, cough and shortness of breath typically develop; pulmonary edema and deterioration of cardiopulmonary function may then rapidly occur over the ensuing 24 hours. There is no proven effective antiviral therapy for HPS although clinical trials with ribavirin are in progress. Clinical management depends on careful fluid administration and ventilatory support. Canada has adopted the HPS case definition that was initially developed by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and recommended by the Pan American Health Organization

39. UC Davis - Office Of Environmental Health & Safety hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) is a respiratory disease caused by a Humans become infected with the hantavirus when they inhale dust which has been http://ehs.ucdavis.edu/animal/health/hantavirus.cfm

Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome Significance Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) is a respiratory disease caused by a virus known as Sin Nombre Virus . The virus is carried by wild rodents, especially deer mice. The virus produces no clinical signs in the deer mice, but can produce a deadly infection in man - over 50% of human cases have been fatal. Biology Sin Nombre belongs a family of viruses known as Hantaviruses. Deer mice (genus Peromyscus) and other wild rodents can carry the virus without ill effect and can shed the virus in their urine, feces, and saliva. Sin Nombre virus is not associated with laboratory mice or with ordinary house mice or laboratory mice (genus Mus). Deer mice, in general, inhabit wild areas and rural rather than urban or suburban areas; you won’t find them in your kitchen in a city, but you might in a mountain cabin. Humans become infected with the hantavirus when they inhale dust which has been contaminated with rodent urine. Most individuals who have become infected have lived or worked in areas that were heavily contaminated with rodent droppings. Campgrounds, abandoned cabins, and other areas that have become infested with high populations of wild rodents should be considered risky. Digging up a rodent nest, trapping wild rodents or performing necropsies on wild rodents would also be considered risky activities. If a human being becomes infected, signs of illness usually appear about two weeks after exposure, although the time can range from a few days to as long as six weeks. The first signs are fever, headache, and pain in the abdomen, joints, and back. Afterwards the patient’s lungs begin to fill with fluid and breathing becomes extremely difficult. A high proportion of the patients die, but early treatment offers the best chance of survival.

40. Communicable Disease Fact Sheet Communicable Disease Fact Sheet, hantavirus infections. In the US, human hantavirus infections were first identified in the southwest in 1993. http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/communicable_diseases/en/hanta.htm

skip to main content New York State Governor Pataki map-NY ... Department of Health Information for a Healthy New York Home Contact Help A-Z Index Search Search this site: Site Contents Health Insurance Programs Employment Opportunities Forms Grants/Funding Opportunities ... Related Sites You are Here: Home Page Communicable Disease Hantavirus Infections Hantavirus Infections (Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome) What are Hantaviruses? Hantaviruses are a type of virus found in rodents in different parts of the world. In the U.S., human Hantavirus infections were first identified in the southwest in 1993. In recent years, sporadic cases have been found in several eastern states including New York. Studies have shown that mice are often infected and appear to be the source of infection. Is this illness common to humans? No. Human Hantavirus infections are rare. Sporadic or isolated cases may occur throughout the country, with larger numbers in dusty areas conducive to virus transmission. How is the virus transmitted? The virus is carried by rodents such as mice which are found throughout North America. Infected rodents shed the live virus in saliva, droppings and urine. Humans are infected when they inhale microscopic particles that contain viruses from rodent urine or droppings. Insect bites and pets are not believed to play a role in Hantavirus transmission. Can people infect each other?

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