A new virus is in discussion. The name is Hanta Virus. This rat-borne virus has claimed the lives of 3 people in the last 3 months. So let's know what it is, what are its symptoms, how it spreads and how it can be avoided.
The hanta virus that is spread by mice in America has also increased people's concerns. According to reports, between January 1 and July 1, 2024, seven people have contracted Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS), resulting in three deaths in Arizona. has issued an alert. HPS is a serious respiratory disease. It is important to know how it spreads.
How Hanta virus infects people?
This virus is spread mainly by deer mice found in the Grand Canyon State. Symptoms include fever, headache and muscle aches, which can take the form of rapid breathing. Usually hanta virus does not spread from one person to another person. But it is not limited to any particular area, which makes it dangerous.
What are the main symptoms of hanta virus?
Symptoms of hanta virus include fatigue, fever, muscle aches, headache, chills, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. Later symptoms include coughing and shortness of breath. Symptoms of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) appear after 1-8 weeks, causing headache, pain, fever, chills, nausea and blurred vision. In severe cases, low blood pressure and kidney failure may occur.
What is the correct treatment for hanta virus?
There is no specific treatment, cure or vaccine to diagnose the virus. However, if the infected are identified early, they can recover. When the condition is severe, patients are incubated and given oxygen therapy to help them during periods of severe respiratory distress.
Death rate in hanta virus up to 38 percent
According to the CDC, hantavirus has a 38 percent mortality rate and it can take one to eight weeks for the disease to be diagnosed. There is a family of HPS that is primarily transmitted by rodents and can cause various disease syndromes in people worldwide.