Hemorrhagic fever with renal failure disease
Rajab, Rajaa (2022-08-16)
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Hemorrhagic fever with renal failure D (HFRD) occurs mainly in Europe and Asia and characterized by fever and renal failure associated with hemorrhagic manifestations. Hemorrhagic fever with renal failure D is caused by an airborne contact with secretions from rodent hosts infected with the group of viruses belonging to the genus Hantavirus of the family Bunyaviridae. In Europe, hemorrhagic fever with renal failure D caused by 3 hantaviruses: Puumala virus (PUUV), carried by the bank vole (Myodes glareolus); Dobrava virus (DOBV), carried by the mouse (Apodemus flavicollis); and Saaremaa virus (SAAV), carried by the striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius).