Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Kansas, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Mail Stop 3007, Kansas City, KS 66160-7381, USA.
Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2010 Mar;24(1):159-73. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2009.10.011.
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, also known as hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome, is a recently described infectious syndrome found throughout the Americas. Although infection is sporadic and uncommon compared with other atypical pneumonia syndromes, its high mortality rate warrants the maintenance of a high index of suspicion in rural settings. Because no specific therapies are available for the disease, prevention and early recognition play an important role in reducing mortality from the disease. This article reviews the nature of the viruses that cause hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, the epidemiology and ecology of disease transmission, and disease recognition, treatment, and prevention.
汉坦病毒肺综合征，亦称汉坦病毒心肺综合征，是一种新近被描述的传染病综合征，遍布整个美洲。尽管与其他非典型肺炎综合征相比，感染呈散发性且罕见，但因其高死亡率，在农村地区仍需保持高度警惕。由于该病尚无特效疗法，预防和早期识别对于降低该病死亡率至关重要。本文就引起汉坦病毒肺综合征的病毒特性、疾病传播的流行病学和生态学，以及疾病的识别、治疗和预防进行了综述。
