hantavirus

han·ta·vi·rus

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahn-tuh-vahy-ruh s, han‐]
- /ˈhɑn təˌvaɪ rəs, ˈhæn‐/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahn-tuh-vahy-ruh s, han‐]
- /ˈhɑn təˌvaɪ rəs, ˈhæn‐/

Definitions of hantavirus word

noun plural hantavirus any of several viruses of the family Bunyaviridae, spread chiefly by wild rodents, that cause acute respiratory illness, kidney failure, and other syndromes. 1
noun hantavirus (virology) Any virus of the genus Hantavirus, transmitted by aerosolized rodent excreta or rodent bites, especially the deer mouse. Hantaviruses cause w Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS): incubation lasts for 1–5 weeks, sickness begins with fever and muscle aches, followed by shortness of breath and coughing. 1
noun hantavirus any one of a group of viruses that are transmitted to humans by rodents and cause disease of varying severity, ranging from a mild form of influenza to respiratory or kidney failure 0
noun hantavirus any of a group of RNA viruses; esp., one spread by contact with rodent urine and feces, that can cause flulike symptoms and sometimes a fatal lung or kidney disease 0
noun hantavirus (virology) Any virus of the genus Hantavirus, transmitted by aerosolized rodent excreta or rodent bites, especially the deer mouse. Hantaviruses cause Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS): incubation lasts for 1–5 weeks, sickness begins with fever and muscle aches, followed by shortness of breath and coughing. 0

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Origin of hantavirus

First appearance:

before 1975

One of the 1% newest English words

First recorded in 1975-80; after the Hantaan River in Korea, near which the virus first afflicted Westerners in the 1950s

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hantavirus popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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