Muerto Canyon Virus

《英文msh詞典》Muerto Canyon Virus
[同義詞] Muerto Canyon Virus
[主題詞] Sin Nombre virus
[中文釋義] Muerto Canyon病毒
[英文釋義] 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).