Hantavirus Occupational Health Toolkit - California Department …
WEBThe information in the toolkit resources is designed to help the user learn: The hantavirus species (Sin Nombre virus) that causes disease in California. How to identify and safely clean up mouse-infested areas. How to prepare seasonally used buildings for closure and safely open to prevent exposure to hantavirus .
About Hantavirus | Hantavirus | CDC - Centers for Disease …
WEBMay 13, 2024 · Hantaviruses are a family of viruses which can cause serious illnesses and death. These viruses cause diseases like hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) and hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS). They are spread mainly by rodents and are not spread from person-to-person.
Hantavirus Prevention | Hantavirus | CDC
WEBMay 13, 2024 · Hantaviruses are a family of viruses which can cause serious illness and death. You can get hantavirus from infected rodents or their droppings. Avoiding exposure to rodents and their urine and feces is the best way to prevent infection. When cleaning up after rodents, special steps should be taken to avoid exposure.
Hantavirus - King County, Washington
WEBHantavirus is a virus that is carried by some rodents. In Washington State, deer mice are the only rodents known to carry hantavirus. Hantavirus can cause a rare but deadly disease called hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS). You can get HPS by breathing in hantavirus.
Hantavirus - Overview - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
WEBWhat is Hantavirus? Provides references that aid in recognizing disease characteristics and hazards associated with hantavirus. More » Diagnosis and Treatment. Provides information about the diagnosis and treatment of hantavirus. More » …
WEBWhat is hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS)? HPS is a severe and sometimes fatal respiratory disease. Sin Nombre virus (SNV) is the cause of HPS in the western United States. In California, deer mice are the primary carriers of SNV. How do people get HPS? People get HPS from infected deer mice, which shed …
Hantavirus - Control and Prevention | Occupational Safety and Health ...
WEBThe following references provide safety and health information to aid in the prevention and control of Hantavirus hazards. Preventing Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Hantavirus Infection - California Department of Public Health
WEBHantavirus is a virus that spreads through the urine, droppings (poop), or saliva of wild rodents, including deer mice, which are common in many parts of California. Hantavirus can cause serious disease in humans. How can a person become infected with hantavirus?
Hantavirus - What is Hantavirus? | Occupational Safety and …
WEBWhat is Hantavirus? Anyone who comes into contact with rodents that carry Hantavirus is at risk of Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS). Even healthy individuals are at risk for HPS infection if exposed to the virus.
Reported Cases of Hantavirus Disease | Hantavirus | CDC
WEBJun 26, 2024 · As of the end of 2021*, 850 cases of hantavirus disease were reported in the United States since surveillance began in 1993. These were all laboratory-confirmed cases and included HPS and non-pulmonary hantavirus infection.
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