Hantavirus

Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir

Transmission:

 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of infected rodents

 • Aerosol is the most common route of infection

 • Activities: Cutting wood, cleaning cellars, barns and lake houses

 • Person-to-person transmission is rare

Presentation:

 • Incubation is 1 to 6 weeks

 • Hantavirus Cardiopulmonary Syndrome (HCPS): Febrile illness + ARDS like findings + previously healthy person

 • Prodrome: fever, chills, myalgias, nausea, vomiting, weakness +/- diarrhea

Diagnosis: 

 • Specific anti-hantavirus IgM

 • Hantavirus PCR

 • Autopsy PCR

Treatment:

 • Supportive: ICU monitoring, vasopressors, mechanical ventilation

 • ECMO, HD



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