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== Risk Factors == | == Risk Factors == | ||
The most potent risk factor in the development of hantavirus infection risk factors is exposure to rodent excreta and close contact with hantavirus-infected humans.<ref name="pmid23607444">{{cite journal |vauthors=Watson DC, Sargianou M, Papa A, Chra P, Starakis I, Panos G |title=Epidemiology of Hantavirus infections in humans: a comprehensive, global overview |journal=Crit. Rev. Microbiol. |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=261–72 |year=2014 |pmid=23607444 |doi=10.3109/1040841X.2013.783555 |url=}}</ref> | The most potent risk factor in the development of hantavirus infection risk factors is exposure to rodent excreta and close contact with hantavirus-infected humans. Other risk factors include:<ref name="pmid23607444">{{cite journal |vauthors=Watson DC, Sargianou M, Papa A, Chra P, Starakis I, Panos G |title=Epidemiology of Hantavirus infections in humans: a comprehensive, global overview |journal=Crit. Rev. Microbiol. |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=261–72 |year=2014 |pmid=23607444 |doi=10.3109/1040841X.2013.783555 |url=}}</ref> | ||
*Hunters | |||
*Hiking | |||
*Field exposures | |||
*Living in endemic areas | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
The most potent risk factor in the development of hantavirus infection risk factors is exposure to rodent excreta and close contact with hantavirus-infected humans.[1]
Risk Factors
The most potent risk factor in the development of hantavirus infection risk factors is exposure to rodent excreta and close contact with hantavirus-infected humans. Other risk factors include:[1]
- Hunters
- Hiking
- Field exposures
- Living in endemic areas