Risk factors for Sin Nombre virus infection include:
• occupying or cleaning actively rodent infested cabins, barns, or outbuildings
• disturbing excreta or rodent nests around the home or workplace
• handling mice without gloves
• keeping captive wild rodents as pets or research subjects
• handling equipment or machinery that has been in storage
• hand plowing or planting
• disturbing excreta in rodent-infested areas while hiking or camping
• sleeping on the ground
A-Head Pearls and Pitfalls
1. The early phase of milder of hantavirus cases have fewer constitutional symptoms; hypotension is found rather than shock; hemorrhage manifestations may be limited to petechiae, and renal failure can be mild, transient, and readily overlooked. These
• occupying or cleaning actively rodent infested cabins, barns, or outbuildings
• disturbing excreta or rodent nests around the home or workplace
• handling mice without gloves
• keeping captive wild rodents as pets or research subjects
• handling equipment or machinery that has been in storage
• hand plowing or planting
• disturbing excreta in rodent-infested areas while hiking or camping
• sleeping on the ground
A-Head Pearls and Pitfalls
1. The early phase of milder of hantavirus cases have fewer constitutional symptoms; hypotension is found rather than shock; hemorrhage manifestations may be limited to petechiae, and renal failure can be mild, transient, and readily overlooked. These