Etymology

hantavirus

han·ta·vi·rus
H4A1N1T1A1V4I1R1U1S1

Today it means: 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. Full definition →

taxonomic name Hantavirus
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  1. taxonomic name · borrowed fromHantavirus
  2. English todayhantavirus

Internationalism. Borrowed from taxonomic name Hantavirus, from the name of the Hantan River in South Korea. By surface analysis, Hantan + virus.

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