Other conditions with symptoms similar to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS)
Other conditions with symptoms similar to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) may include:
- Flu (influenza).
- Pneumonia.
- Kidney infection (pyelonephritis).
- Acute (or adult) respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
- Heart and lung failure (cardiopulmonary arrest).
- Tuberculosis.
- Viral or bacterial infections that may be found in rodents or transmitted by ticks or fleas, such as Lyme disease, rickettsial disease, or plague.
- Goodpasture's syndrome.
- Other related viruses (Seoul, Dobrava, Hantaan, and Puumala) found in other parts of the world. These cause a spectrum of diseases called hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS). Many of the first symptoms of HFRS resemble hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, but the later symptoms of HFRS may include a high fever, kidney failure, and bleeding disorders.
| Author: | Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS | Last Updated: March 3, 2008 |
| Medical Review: | Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine Mark A. Rasmus, MD - Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine | |
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