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The following references provide information about the
diagnosis and treatment of hantavirus.
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About Hantaviruses. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
National Center for Infectious Disease (NCID). 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.
- Schmaljohn, C. and B. Hjelle. "Hantaviruses:
A Global Disease Problem." Emerging
Infectious Diseases, 3.2(1997). Provides a listing
of hantavirus species, descriptions of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome
(HFRS) and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS), the ecology and epidemiology
of hantavirus infections, and information about the genetic diversity and
evolution of hantaviruses.
- Khan, A., and J. Young. "Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome: At the
Crossroads." Current Opinion in Infectious Disease 14.2(2001): 205-9. Provides a review of various aspects of hantavirus pulmonary
syndrome, including pathogenesis, symptoms, treatment, and prevention.
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