WHO fact sheet on hantaviruses provides key facts and information on transmission, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and control, and public health response.

Signs and symptoms Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) HPS is a severe and potentially deadly disease that affects the lungs. Symptoms of HPS usually start to show 1 to 8 weeks after contact with an infected rodent. Early symptoms can include: fatigue fever muscle aches, especially in the large muscle groups like the thighs, hips, back, and sometimes shoulders About half of all HPS patients ...

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The hantavirus family is also a concern in Europe and Asia, where a different version of the virus is spread by other rodent species, and can cause hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS).

The danger lies in what follows. Someone with a New World hantavirus can rapidly fall into pulmonary or heart failure within a matter of days after initial symptoms appear. Diagnosis is made through antibody blood tests or viral genetic testing, though results can take days to weeks.

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Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome In the western hemisphere (including the US), hantavirus can cause hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. Patients initially have flu-like symptoms including fever, chills, fatigue, muscle aches, and headache, and many develop abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea.