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Sin Nombre virus MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Sin Nombre virus
Tree Number(s)
B04.820.480.750.440.700
Unique ID
D029261
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D029261
Annotation
infection = HANTAVIRUS PULMONARY SYNDROME
Scope Note
A species of ORTHOHANTAVIRUS which emerged in the Four Corners area of the United States in 1993. It causes a serious, often fatal pulmonary illness (HANTAVIRUS PULMONARY SYNDROME) in humans. Transmission is by inhaling aerosolized rodent secretions that contain virus particles, carried especially by deer mice (PEROMYSCUS maniculatus) and pinyon mice (P. truei).
Entry Term(s)
Four Corners Virus
Muerto Canyon Virus
Registry Numbers
txid1980491
Previous Indexing
Hantavirus (1994-2001)
Public MeSH Note
2002; see HANTAVIRUS 1995-2001
History Note
2002; use HANTAVIRUS 1995-2001
Date Established
2002/01/01
Date of Entry
2001/07/25
Revision Date
2022/07/15
Sin Nombre virus Preferred
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