Hantavirus (HPS) Causes, Symptoms and Diagnosing

The risk factors of the HPS were already discussed in the post. Individuals whose profession is related to the sphere of dealing with the rodents or work in the infectious regions are under the highest threat as the infection is spread from person to person via direct contact. Some of the activities may provoke the beginning and development of the infection in the organism: household duties, cleaning activities, working in the unused buildings, working as an employee who may get exposed to deer mouse, working in the place full of the carriers like hospitals, staying close to the infected areas, traveling to the risky regions, camping, and hiking. Other possible risk factors include the utility work, engineering, and construction.