The English 'sweate' (Sudor Anglicus) and Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome

British Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-6

  Bridson, Eric ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hantavirus infections; Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome; Sweating sickness

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; HANTAVIRUS; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; INCUBATION TIME; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; RODENT; SWEATING; VIRUS INFECTION; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; ENGLAND; HANTAVIRUS PULMONARY SYNDROME; HISTORY, 15TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; RATS; SWEATING SICKNESS;

HANTAVIRUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0035076313     PISSN: 09674845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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