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Medical Definition of Hantavirus infections
1. Infections with viruses of the genus hantavirus. This is associated with at least four clinical syndromes: haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome caused by viruses of the hantaan group; a milder form of hfrs caused by seoul and related viruses; nephropathia epidemica caused by puumala and related viruses; and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome caused by muerto canyon virus. (12 Dec 1998)