61. Hantavirus hantavirus disease is a rare, but potentially fatal infection spread by deer mice and possibly by other rodents. It is transmitted to people when they http://www.lung.ca/diseases/hantavirus.html

What is Hantavirus? Hantavirus disease is a rare, but potentially fatal infection spread by deer mice and possibly by other rodents. It is transmitted to people when they inhale airborne particles contaminated by the saliva or excretions of infected rodents. Controlling rodents, identifying sources of infection, cleaning buildings and work sites and minimizing exposures will reduce the risk of infection. Flu-like or pneumonia symptoms following potential exposures to sources of infection should be promptly reported to a doctor for treatment. It begins as a flu-like illness. The initial symptoms include fever, muscle aches, cough, headaches, nausea and vomiting. As the disease worsens, pneumonia symptoms may develop. Fluid builds up in the lungs, making it difficult to breathe. Death may occur at this stage. The initial symptoms of the disease may appear from one to six weeks after the exposure, with an average of from two to three weeks. Once the initial symptoms appear, the disease can progress rapidly and become life-threatening within a few days. Treatment People who develop fever or respiratory illness within 6 weeks of potential exposure to sources of infection should immediately seek medical attention. The physician should be informed of the potential exposure and of the suspected risk of Hantavirus disease. Persons with the disease will require intensive, supportive care to treat the symptoms.

62. Prevent Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome What is hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (also known as HPS)? Should tourists, campers, and hikers worry about hantavirus infection? http://aepo-xdv-www.epo.cdc.gov/wonder/prevguid/p0000438/p0000438.asp

Warning: This site is being maintained for historical purposes, but has had no new entries since October 1998. To find more recent articles, please visit the following: CDC Recommends at http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/CDCrecommends/AdvSearchV.asp MMWR at http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/mmwrsrch.htm CDC Web Search at http://www.cdc.gov/search.htm Prevent Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Publication date: 09/01/1994 Table of Contents Prevent Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome What is hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (also known as HPS)? Should tourists, campers, and hikers worry about hantavirus infection? What kinds of rodents carry hantavirus? ... POINT OF CONTACT FOR THIS DOCUMENT: Prevent Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome What is hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (also known as HPS)? Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome is a serious, often deadly, respiratory disease that has been found mostly in rural areas of the western United States. The disease is caused by a hantavirus that is carried by rodents and passed on to humans through infected rodent urine, saliva, or droppings. Should tourists, campers, and hikers worry about hantavirus infection?

63. NJDHSS, Communicable Disease Service Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome is an illness caused by an infection with the Anyone can get hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome. Most cases have occurred in http://www.state.nj.us/health/cd/f_hantavirus.htm

64. Hantavirus Dogs and cats are not known to be reservoir hosts for hantavirus; however, The best protection against the hantavirus is to prevent all rodents from http://www.ventura.org/envhealth/programs/vector_control/hafac.htm

VECTOR CONTROL PROGRAM HANTAVIRUS Hantavirus infection is a serious, life-threatening illness. A person can become infected by direct contact with infected rodents or by inhaling airborne particles of urine, droppings, or saliva from them. Dogs and cats are not known to be reservoir hosts for hantavirus; however, they may bring infected rodents into contact with humans. The best protection against the Hantavirus is to prevent all rodents from entering structures and to carefully clean and disinfect indoor areas currently or previously infested with rodents. The primary carrier of the Hantavirus is the Deer Mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus. The Deer Mouse is the size of a house mouse; ranges in color from pale gray to reddish brown; has white fur on its belly and feet; and has a bi-colored tail (pale gray to reddish brown and white), slightly shorter than its head and body length. The deer mouse is commonly found in forests, brush, grasslands, and chaparral areas throughout California. State and local health agencies have tested several thousand deer mice throughout the State and found average 12% positive for Hantavirus. If you would like to see a map of locations of Hantavirus for Ventura County

65. OSSTF Protective Services Department - Health And Safety Sub-Committee - Hantavi The hantavirus can cause serious illness and death in humans. The virus is carried by rodents and causes hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) in humans. http://www.osstf.on.ca/www/cbccommittee/hs/hantavirus.html

Protective Services Department Health and Safety Sub-Committee Hazard Alert Hantavirus BACKGROUND The hantavirus can cause serious illness and death in humans. Cases of infection in deer mice have been confirmed in Algonquin Provincial Park by federal officials. Outbreaks of this disease in humans have been reported in the United States, British Columbia and Alberta. One half of these cases resulted in death. Until further surveys are conducted, the extent of the infection in Ontario and the risk to humans is difficult to assess. However, the seriousness of the disease warrants extreme caution WHAT IS THE HANTAVIRUS INFECTION? The virus is carried by rodents and causes hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) in humans. HPS is characterized by flu-like symptoms, high fever followed by fluid in the lungs and a drop in blood pressure. HOW DOES INFECTION OCCUR ?

66. Guidelines For Handling Animal Reservoirs Of Hantavirus: Field Practices In Ariz Arizona guidelines for handling animal reservoirs of hantavirus. http://researchnet.asu.edu/animal_care/resources/hantavirus.html

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67. Mine Safety And Health Administration (MSHA) - Health Hazard Alert Bulletin: Han Photo of Deer Mouse, hantavirus, which causes a very serious lung infection in hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) is potentially deadly and immediate http://www.msha.gov/alerts/hantavirus/hantavirus.htm

U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration Protecting Miners' Safety and Health Since 1978 www.msha.gov [skip navigational links] Search MSHA Advanced Options Help Find It! in DOL Compliance Assistance ... Printer Friendly Version Health Hazard Alert Bulletin Hantavirus Hantavirus, which causes a very serious lung infection in humans, is carried by rodents, primarily the deer mouse. The first cases were identified in the Southwestern U.S. in 1993. Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) is potentially deadly and immediate intensive care treatment is essential once symptoms appear. The disease begins as a flu-like illness characterized by fever, chills, and muscle aches. Although only 318 cases have been identified in 31 states, the case fatality rate was 37%. The virus is spread to humans through inhalation of aerosolized mouse droppings, urine, or saliva, or through broken skin or conjunctivae (around the eye). It is not thought to be spread from person to person in the United States. Best Practices Prior to cleaning, ventilate closed buildings, or areas inside buildings, by opening doors and windows for at least one hour. Use an exhaust fan or cross ventilation if available.

68. Hantavirus Health Data In New Mexico hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome Cases by Onset Month in New Mexico hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome is a severe respiratory illness that can be deadly. http://www.health.state.nm.us/hanta.html

Home Care Community Families/Kids ... Health Data Links CDC Hantavirus Web Site Rodent Proofing Manual (Large file) New Mexico Hantavirus Case Data Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome Cases by County 2005 Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome Cases by County 1975 - June 2005 Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome Cases by Year 1993-2005 Hantavirus_Pulmonary Syndrome Cases by Age Group 1975-2005 ... Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome Cases by Onset Month in New Mexico 1975-2005 Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) Data Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome is a severe respiratory illness that can be deadly. It is caused by the Sin Nombre Virus, one of a family of viruses that are found worldwide. It can be transmitted by infected rodents through urine, droppings, or saliva. Humans can contract the disease when they breathe in aerosolized virus. HPS was first recognized in 1993 and has since been identified throughout the United States. Although rare, HPS is potentially deadly. Rodent control in and around the home remains the primary strategy for preventing hantavirus infection. FAQ Brochure New Mexico Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome Fact Sheet Facts about Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (As of September 1st, 2004)

69. AUSTRAL Biologicals hantavirus (click product for technical info). AntiNucleoprotein of Sin Nombre (Four Corners) Virus IgG fraction (monoclonal) epitope c. http://www.australbiologicals.com/en/products/catalog.cfm?subcategory=Hantavirus

70. Health Hantavirus hantavirus Abstract hantavirus PULMONARY SYNDROME What is hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS)? HPS is a rare but extremely serious acute lung disease http://www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/health/cwp/view.asp?A=171&Q=230408

71. Introduction: Hantavirus - WrongDiagnosis.com Introduction to hantavirus as a medical condition including symptoms, diagnosis, misdiagnosis, treatment, prevention, and prognosis. http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/h/hantavirus/intro.htm

Home Symptoms Diseases Risks ... Diseases Search our medical database Subscribe to our free Newsletter sample Send this page to a friend Condition Lists By Organ By Symptom By Class By Prevalence ... List A-Z Current chapter: Hantavirus Next sections Basic Summary for Hantavirus Prevalence and Incidence of Hantavirus Prognosis of Hantavirus Causes of Hantavirus ... Risk Factors for Hantavirus Next chapters: Rotavirus Viral meningitis West Nile fever Arbovirus ... Feedback Introduction: Hantavirus Hantavirus: Rodent-borne viral infection Hantavirus: In 1993, an outbreak of a mysterious, often fatal lung disease occurred in the southwestern United States. That outbreak occurred in part from weather changes like those brought about by El Niño, which fosters increases in the rodent populations that carry diseases. Scientists quickly determined the illness was caused by a previously unknown strain of hantavirus, a family of disease-causing viruses that occurs naturally in mice and other rodents. By April 2001, health care workers had reported that 283 people had developed the condition known as hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. More than a third have died from the disease. Causes of Hantavirus: Research more detailed information about the causes of Hantavirus , or other general information about Hantavirus Statistics and Hantavirus: Various sources and calculations are available in statistics about Hantavirus prevalence and incidence statistics for Hantavirus , and you can also research other medical statistics in our

72. THE MERCK MANUAL--SECOND HOME EDITION, Hantavirus Infection In Ch. 198, Viral In hantavirus infection is a viral disease that is spread from rodents to people Recent outbreaks of infection with a hantavirus strain affecting the lungs http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec17/ch198/ch198i.html

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73. Hantavirus Latest News What is hantavirus Tips for preventing hantavirus infection. Precautions urged after woman dies of hantavirus May 12, 2005 http://www.pestcontrolcanada.com/Health Hazards/hantavirus.htm

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74. How To Prevent Hantavirus - EHow.com How to Prevent hantavirushantavirus is spread to humans through direct contact with rodents and by air via the animals urine and droppings. http://www.ehow.com/how_3321_prevent-hantavirus.html

type="text/javascript"> Clear Instructions on How To Do (just about) Everything Web eHow.com Home Health Center > Conditions and Treatments How to Prevent Hantavirus Hantavirus is spread to humans through direct contact with rodents and by air via the animals' urine and droppings. The deadly virus kills almost half of its victims. Avoid Contact With Rodents Steps: Block entryways into buildings. Use weather stripping, flashing, caulking, and fine steel wool for openings around doors, windows, roofing, and points of entry for pipes and utility lines. Set snap traps - not "humane" or "live-catch" traps - if there is any suspicion of rodent infestation in a building. Bait traps with peanut butter and place in open paper bags near sides of walls and runways. Wear latex gloves and a HEPA face mask (see Glossary) when disposing of a trap containing a dead rodent. Eliminate brush and storage piles, which are nesting sites for rodents. Remove food normally left out for pets and wildlife.

75. The Billings Outpost The state Public Health Laboratory confirmed the hantavirus diagnosis this week. Murphy said the youth is the youngest hantavirus victim in Montana so http://www.billingsnews.com/story?storyid=17623&issue=269

76. Discovery Health :: Diseases & Conditions :: Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome hantavirus pulmonary syndrome is a very severe lung infection caused by hantaviruses. http://health.discovery.com/encyclopedias/illnesses.html?article=325&page=1

77. Hantavirus: Field Research Practices For UCB Guidelines for Handling Animal Reservoirs of hantavirus The likelihood of infection with hantavirus appears to be low (two confirmed cases in http://www.ehs.berkeley.edu/whatwedo/healthsafety/hantavirusdoc.html

Guidelines for Handling Animal Reservoirs of Hantavirus: Field Research Practices for UC Berkeley PURPOSE The guidelines will be reissued as additional information about fieldwork practices and about the epidemiology of Hantavirus becomes available. In California at this time, the guidelines apply to handling deer mice , Peromyscus maniculatus. BACKGROUND: Rodents are the known reservoirs of Hantaviruses, and other small mammals can be infected as well. In California, deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) , which are common throughout the state, are the implicated reservoir for a strain of Hantavirus pathogenic to humans. Although current evidence indicates that the rodents harboring Hantavirus are most prevalent in rural settings, suburban or urban areas cannot be excluded as potentially affected. Infection is believed to result from inhalation, inoculation through broken skin, or rodent bites. Persons have been infected after only a few minutes' exposure to laboratory rodents infected with a similar virus. People who frequently handle or are exposed to rodents (e.g., mammalogists, field biologists, pest-control workers) are at higher risk for Hantavirus infection than the general public because the nature of their work brings them into closer and more frequent contact with rodents and their excretions. The likelihood of infection with Hantavirus appears to be low (two confirmed cases in California), but the fatality rate for the Muerto Canyon (New Mexico) strain is high (approximately 60%). At present, there is no effective vaccine to prevent infection, and diagnosis and treatment are difficult. Enhanced precautions are warranted to protect against possible infection.

78. Hantavirus: An Occupational Health Risk In Alberta There are several species of hantavirus, including Hantaan, Puumala, Seoul, The clinical presentation of an individual with Meurto canyon hantavirus http://www.med.ucalgary.ca/oemweb/masuras.htm

HANTAVIRUS: AN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH RISK IN ALBERTA L. Charles Masur, MD* Since the recent death of an Edmonton-area man, the public in general and workers in particular have expressed considerable concern about their risk of exposure to "hantavirus". This article provides some general information about the organism and its clinical presentation, and offers some guidelines to employers and workers in an effort to reduce the risk of occupational exposure to this organism. Hantaviruses primarily infect rodents and, on occasion, may be transmitted directly to humans. There are several species of Hantavirus, including Hantaan, Puumala, Seoul, Prospect Hill , and the newly identified Meurto Canyon and Black Creek species. Until the discovery of the Meurto Canyon virus, Hantaviruses were recognized as responsible for an array of diseases ranging from the "flu-like" illness caused by the Seoul organism to the hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome due to the Hantaan virus. Since May 1993, the Meurto Canyon virus has been documented as the cause of severe respiratory disease (Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome or HPS) with reported fatality rates of up to 77 percent.

79. CROETweb: Hantavirus Safety And Health — Occupational Safety & Health Occupational safety and health resources for hantavirus. http://croetweb.com/links.cfm?topicID=57

80. Hantavirus - Bio-Disease Management - City Of Albuquerque mice The hantavirus is carried in the urine, saliva, or droppings of infected In New Mexico, hantavirus has been found primarily in the northern areas; http://www.cabq.gov/bdm/hanta.html

skip navigation Bio-Disease Management home General Information About Bio-Disease Management Brochures and Documents FAQs Research ... Related Links Mosquito Borne Disease General Info St. Louis Encephalitis Western Equine Encephalitis West Nile Virus ... Mosquito Surveillance Rodent Borne Disease Plague Tularemia Hantavirus Contact Jeff Sheyka, Bio-Disease Program Phone: Email: jsheyka@cabq.gov Address: Environmental Health Department City Hall, 3rd Floor - Room 3023 400 Marquette NW Albuquerque, NM 87102 Hantavirus The hantavirus is carried in the urine, saliva, or droppings of infected rodents primarily deer mice although other species of mice have been found to be infected. 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. Host-deer mice are very common in rural and semi-rural areas throughout the U.S., but are rarely found in developed urban or suburban areas. In New Mexico, hantavirus has been found primarily in the northern areas; especially in the Four Corners area. Only one case has been found in Bernalillo County and that occurred in 1995 in the East Mountain area. Mice are not affected by the virus. Household pets and livestock do not appear to become ill and do not transmit the virus. The virus is not transmitted by insects. There have been no recorded cases of human-to-human transmission in North America. The deer mouse is 4-9 inches long from head to tail and the color varies from pale gray to reddish-brown with a sharply bi-colored tail. The length of the tail is usually two-thirds of its body length and unlike other field mice, it does not have a tuft of hairs protruding from the tip of the tail (middle mouse in photo). Other mice such as the pinon mouse (top mouse in photo) and the common house mouse (bottom mouse in photo) are sometimes mistaken for the deer mouse.

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