About The Medical Condition Muerto Canyon Virus
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Muerto Canyon Virus
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What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Muerto Canyon Virus?
A species of HANTAVIRUS which emerged in the Four Corners area of the United States in 1993. It causes a serious, often fatal pulmonary illness (HANTAVIRUS PULMONARY SYNDROME) in humans. Transmission is by inhaling aerosolized rodent secretions that contain virus particles, carried especially by deer mice (PEROMYSCUS maniculatus) and pinyon mice (P. truei).
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