hantaviruses usually begins with nonspecific symptoms such as fever, headache, muscle aches, and gastrointestinal complaints

Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS), also referred to as hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS), is a rare but severe zoonotic respiratory disease caused by hantaviruses carried by rodents.

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