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1. (n.) hantavirus
any of several viruses of the family Bunyaviridae, spread chiefly by wild rodents, that cause acute respiratory illness, kidney failure, and other syndromes.
Etymology: (1975–80; after the Hantaan River in Korea, near which the virus first afflicted Westerners in the 1950s)
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1. hantavirus
A genus of the family BUNYAVIRIDAE causing HANTAVIRUS INFECTIONS, first identified during the Korean war. Infection is found primarily in rodents and humans. Transmission does not appear to involve arthropods. HANTAAN VIRUS is the type species.
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