Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome

Definition

Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) is a severe, sometimes fatal, respiratory disease in humans caused by infection with multiple closely related hantaviruses. HPS is characterized by a febrile prodrome followed by the rapid onset of noncardiogenic pulmonary edema and hypotension or shock.

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Nearby in Hantavirus disease

• 1D62.0Haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome
• 1D62.2Atypical hantavirus disease
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified