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Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome
Tree Number(s)
C01.925.782.147.420.380
C08.618.846.450
Unique ID
D018804
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018804
Annotation
causes resp failure
Scope Note
Acute respiratory illness in humans caused by the SIN NOMBRE VIRUS whose primary rodent reservoir is the deer mouse Peromyscus maniculatus. First identified in the southwestern United States, this syndrome is characterized most commonly by fever, myalgias, headache, cough, and rapid respiratory failure.
Entry Version
HANTAVIRUS PULM SYNDROME
Entry Term(s)
HARDS
Hantavirus-Associated Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Previous Indexing
Bunyaviridae Infections (1993-1994)
Public MeSH Note
95
History Note
95
Date Established
1995/01/01
Date of Entry
1994/05/23
Revision Date
2019/05/29
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome Preferred
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