Brock Biology of Microorganisms, MasteringMicrobiology with eText and Access Card (14th Edition)
Brock Biology of Microorganisms, MasteringMicrobiology with eText and Access Card (14th Edition)
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Author: Michael Madigan
Publisher: PEARSON
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Hantavirus is a single stranded RNA virus which infects mostly rodents like rats, mice, lemmings, and voles but it does not cause diseases in them. Hantavirus falls in the category of Bio safety level-4 (BSL-4) pathogens which is the highest level of bio safety according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States. Hantaviruses cause two diseases, Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) and Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS).

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