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Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS), also called hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS), is a severe respiratory disease caused by hantaviruses. The main features of illness are microvascular leakage and acute respiratory distress syndrome. Symptoms occur anywhere from 1 to 8 weeks after exposure to the virus and come in three distinct phases.
In addition to lung involvement, BAYV infection can affect the heart, kidneys, and liver, leading to complications such as acute kidney injury and systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS). [11] This is due to the Hantavirus' ability to infect a range of endothelial cells.
In the Americas, hantaviruses can cause Hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS). HCPS is a lung infection caused by viruses found in the saliva, urine, and droppings of some rodents. The illness is rare but can be deadly. [12] Hantavirus infections in humans caused by Old World and New World hantaviruses, respectively.
“Hantavirus is a rare but important cause of serious, even fatal respiratory infection,” Dr. Aaron Glatt, chief of infectious diseases at Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital on Long Island, New ...
Sin Nombre virus (SNV) is the most common cause of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) in North America. Sin Nombre virus is transmitted mainly by the eastern deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus). In its natural reservoir, SNV causes an asymptomatic, persistent infection and is spread through excretions, fighting, and grooming. Humans can become ...
Causes can include: Rheumatic heart disease (a condition that can occur when the bacteria that causes strep throat isn’t treated with antibiotics) Endocarditis (an infection of the inner lining ...
Andes virus (ANDV) is the most common cause of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) in South America. Andes virus is transmitted mainly by the long-tailed pygmy rice rat (Oligoryzomys longicaudatus). In its natural reservoir, ANDV causes an asymptomatic, persistent infection and is spread through excretions, fighting, and grooming. Humans can ...
The Andes virus, a hantavirus found in South America, has even been found to spread through person-to-person transmission, raising concern about hantavirus evolution in the U.S. A hantavirus infection does not always mean HPS will arise, but the majority of hantaviruses in North, Central, and South America cause HPS. [7]