hantavirus
noun
han·ta·vi·rus
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: any of a family (Hantaviridae and especially genus Orthohantavirus) of bunyaviruses transmitted especially by rodent feces and urine and including viruses causing serious pulmonary disease or hemorrhagic fevers marked by renal necrosis
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Hackman, who died at age 95 of natural causes, tested negative for hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, Fox News and The Associated Press report.
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Edward Segarra, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
Arakawa, who died due to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, had fluid accumulation in her chest and mild hardening of the vessels that supplied blood to the heart and body, according to an autopsy obtained by The Associated Press.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Arakawa died on February 11 from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a potentially deadly virus that is spread by rodents.
—Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
The final autopsy reveals Hackman, 95, had not eaten for a while before his death in February.
Arakawa, who was Hackman's main caretaker, died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Edward Segarra, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
Arakawa, who died due to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, had fluid accumulation in her chest and mild hardening of the vessels that supplied blood to the heart and body, according to an autopsy obtained by The Associated Press.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Arakawa died on February 11 from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a potentially deadly virus that is spread by rodents.
—Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
The final autopsy reveals Hackman, 95, had not eaten for a while before his death in February.
Arakawa, who was Hackman's main caretaker, died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Hantavirus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hantavirus. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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hantavirus
noun
han·ta·vi·rus
ˈhan-tə-ˌvī-rəs
ˈhən-
ˈhän-
ˈhən-
ˈhän-
: any of a family (Hantaviridae and especially genus Orthohantavirus) of bunyaviruses that infect specific rodents as their natural hosts and that include some forms causing hantavirus pulmonary syndrome and hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in humans following exposure to the virus in airborne particles of rodent urine, feces, or saliva or directly by the bite of a rodent
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