Hemorrhagic Nephroso-Nephritis

《英文msh詞典》Hemorrhagic Nephroso-Nephritis
[同義詞] Hemorrhagic Nephroso-Nephritis
[主題詞] Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome
[中文釋義] 出血性腎病腎炎
[英文釋義] An acute febrile disease occurring predominately in Asia. It is characterized by fever,prostration,vomiting,hemorrhagic phenonema,shock,and renal failure. It is caused by any one of several closely related species of the genus Hantavirus. The most severe form is caused by HANTAAN VIRUS whose natural host is the rodent Apodemus agrarius. Milder forms are caused by SEOUL VIRUS and transmitted by the rodents Rattus rattus and R. norvegicus,and the PUUMALA VIRUS with transmission by Clethrionomys galreolus.