Síndrome cardiopulmonar por hantavirus / Hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome
Rev. méd. Minas Gerais
;
21(2)abr.-jun. 2011.
Article
in Portuguese
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RESUMO
A hantavirose é doença emergente e amplamente distribuída em todo o mundo. A transmissão ocorre principalmente através da inalação de aerossóis formados a partir das excretas e secreções de roedores silvestres contaminados. Acomete especialmente indivíduos que têm contato com o meio rural e com esses animais. São conhecidas duas formas distintas da doença em humanos, a febre hemorrágica com síndrome renal, na Ásia e Europa, e a síndrome pulmonar e cardiovascular, nas Américas. O relato deste caso justifica-se pela complexidade da doença e importância do diagnóstico precoce por se tratar de afecção grave com altas taxas de letalidade.
ABSTRACT
Hantavirosis is an emerging disease widely spread over the world. It is acquired specially by inhalation of aerosols produced from secretion and excreta of infected wild rodents. It affects mostly individuals that have contact with such animals, especially in rural areas. Two distinct forms of the disease have been reported among humans, namely hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Asia and Europe, and cardiopulmonary syndrome in the Americas. This case report is relevant because of both the disease complexity and the importance of early diagnosis to treat this severe infection that has high lethality rates.
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Main subject:
Pulmonary Heart Disease
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Hantavirus Infections
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Screening study
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
Rev. méd. Minas Gerais
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros/BR
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