MUERTO CANYON VIRUS
\mwˈe͡ətə͡ʊ kˈanɪən vˈa͡ɪɹəs], \mwˈeətəʊ kˈanɪən vˈaɪɹəs], \m_w_ˈeə_t_əʊ k_ˈa_n_ɪ__ə_n v_ˈaɪ_ɹ_ə_s]\
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A species of HANTAVIRUS which emerged in the Four Corners area of the United States in 1993. It causes a serious, often fatal pulmonary illness (HANTAVIRUS PULMONARY SYNDROME) in humans. Transmission is by inhaling aerosolized rodent secretions that contain virus particles, carried especially by deer mice (PEROMYSCUS maniculatus) and pinyon mice (P. truei).
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