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An online information network about the NEW WORLD HANTAVIRUS and HANTAVIRUS PULMONARY SYNDROME In 1993, a previously unknown infectious disease agent was discovered by a task force of scientists in New Mexico. This disease agent occurs naturally throughout most of North and South America; it is airborne, and in the absence of prompt medical attention, its infections are usually fatal. This ...

Hantavirus. What is hantavirus It is a virus that causes Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS), a form of adult respiratory disease syndrome.

By Michon Scott February 5, 2002 On May 14, 1993, a young, physically fit man living in the American Southwest suddenly collapsed. He was rushed to a New Mexico hospital but died of acute respiratory failure within hours. The man had been on his way to a funeral his fiancee died a similar death just days earlier. By May 17, medical center officials identified three similar deaths in the Four ...

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Medical machine can be lifesaver for Hantavirus victims. ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (CNN).