In addition to COVID-19 which is ‘gassing’, another virus called hantavirus appears in the city of Washington DC, United States. It has been reported that two people have been exposed to this virus.
Quoted from Ars Technica, Monday (7/3/2022), hantavirus is a virus that is spread by rats and has the potential to become an epidemic disease. Washington DC is one of the cities that has a rat’s nest. This is very worrying for residents because it creates a risk of spreading the virus.
For information, this virus has existed since 1993 and had triggered outbreaks in the United States, especially in Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah.
So, what is a hantavirus?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), hantaviruses are a family of viruses that are spread mainly by rodents, including rats. Any type of hantavirus infection in humans can cause various diseases.
Hantavirus in the United States is known as the ‘New World’ and triggers hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS). While another type, called ‘Old World’, is found in Europe and Asia, and triggers hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS).
Each type of hantavirus has a specific host in the rodent species. This virus can be transmitted through the urine, feces, and saliva of animals to humans. Rarely transmitted by bite.
What about the symptoms of hantavirus?
The symptoms caused can be:
- Tired quickly
- Gag
- redness
Other symptoms that can accompany are:
- Fever
- Bleeding
- Kidney damage
- The incubation period for hantavirus is usually 7-14 days.
Is it dangerous and deadly?
One of the syndromes caused by the hantavirus, HPS has a mortality rate of about 38 percent.
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