What Is Hantavirus | What Are Its Symptoms | How Can We Prevent From Hantavirus

"He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has Everything."

To live a good life it is really necessary to avoid being sick. To prevent diseases you have to be fully aware of the fatal diseases like COVID-19, so you take measures to ensure your safety. Since you know about the outbreak of fatal disease COVID-19 which was spread from China. Recently there was reported a man died from Hantavirus. 

What is Hantavirus? 

Hantavirus is not a new kind of virus. Its first outbreak occurred during the Korean War(1950-1953). More than 3000 USA soldiers fell ill. The second outbreak occurred in the USA in 1993. Hantavirus is a family of viruses that spread from rodents(mice). It causes various Respiratory diseases in humans. Hantavirus lives its life cycle in rodents but does not harm their bodies. It shed out by rodent's urine, feces, and saliva.

What Are Its Symptoms? 

This virus causes respiratory diseases. The infected person will also suffer from flue, fatigue and muscle aches. These pains mostly occur in large muscle groups like thighs, hips back and shoulders. All these are early symptoms. Later on, when this virus spread all over the body the infected person will also suffer from fluid accumulation in the lungs which causes suffocation and shortness of breath.

How Can We Prevent It? 

Now the question is how can we prevent it. As this spread from rodent's urine, feces or saliva or the airborne particles containing these excretions, so it is not as fatal as Corona. You just have to keep your house clean. Seal up gaps and holes, place traps. Clean your house floors properly with detergent or any bleach.

Is There Any Cure? 

There is no vaccine yet. But you don't have to worry as this virus is not fatal or spread from human touch. Its fatal rate is 39%. So yes it is a piece of good news that the survival rate is more.

Difference Between Coronavirus & Hantavirus. 

Although the symptoms are somehow like Coronavirus it is not as fatal as Coronavirus. So don't worry just keep your house clean.

Take care, stay healthy stay safe