Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome

Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome is a serious disease contracted from inhaling or coming into physical contact with droppings and rodents contaminated with the virus. Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) is more commonly known as simply “hantavirus.” No matter what you call hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, any disease with a 38% death rate for those infected, should be scary enough to get everyone’s attention. The typical source are mice in the class called peromyscus, which includes white-footed mice and deer mice.

Don’t be Paranoid Get Educated

The challenge in getting information on zoonotic diseases is to find information that is both accurate and readable. Thankfully, the good people at the Centers for Disease Control have created a booklet on the subject.

Download your pdf at http://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/pdf/HPS_Brochure.pdf . You will be glad you did.

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