Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) disease Fact sheet, July 2015

(2015) Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) disease Fact sheet, July 2015. Public Health, Department of (Health and Human Services, Department of)

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Abstract

It is a respiratory disease caused by a member of the hantavirus famly called Sin Nombre virus. This virus is carried in wild rodents such as deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus). Mice do not appear ill while carrying it.

Item Type: Departmental Report
Keywords: Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS), fact sheet, public health
Subjects: Health and medicine
Health and medicine > Diseases
Health and medicine > Public health
ID Code: 31842
Deposited By: Margaret Barr
Deposited On: 09 Apr 2020 16:18
Last Modified: 09 Apr 2020 16:18
URI: https://publications.iowa.gov/id/eprint/31842