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Wikispecies

Noun

hantavirus ‎(plural hantaviruses)

1. (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.

References

1. ↑ Hantan - 한탄 means “lament, heartbreak” in Korean