Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome: The sound of a mouse roaring

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 195, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1553-1555

  Montgomery, Joel M ^a,b   Ksiazek, Thomas G ^a   Khan, Ali S ^a,c  

^a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   (United States)

^b Virology Program   (Peru)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; CRUSH SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HANTAVIRUS PULMONARY SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; INCUBATION TIME; INFLUENZA; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEXUALITY; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; CONTACT TRACING; HANTAVIRUS; HANTAVIRUS PULMONARY SYNDROME; HUMANS; PEROMYSCUS; RODENT DISEASES; ZOONOSES;

EID: 34249112494     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/516793     Document Type: Note

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