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<br />. " General: Prevention: Spotlight I CDC lIantaviruses <br /> <br />Page] of] <br /> <br />Home I About CDC Press Hoam I Funding I A-Z Index I Centers. Institute & Offices I Training & Employment I <br /> <br /> <br />Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome: Spotlight <br /> <br />'crr '" ' <br />i~'f ". i"- <br />~': -" <br />~ <br />- . <br />, , <br />- - <br />'(, \r~ lA <br /> <br />SEAL UP! TRAP UP! CLEAN UP! <br /> <br />ProJect Your Family from Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) <br /> <br />Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) is a deadly disease transmitted <br />by infected rodents through urine, droppings, or saliva. Humans can <br />contract the disease when they breathe in aerosolized virus. Rodent <br />control in and around the home remains the primary strategy for <br />preventing hantavirus infection, Through January 5, 2005, a total of 384 <br />cases of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome have been reported in the <br />United States. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br /> <br />,. <br />" <br />r t !~~ <br />~. <br /> <br />.- <br />, -~-~ <br />I,:' ,}:~ :;', <br /> <br />SEAL UP! <br />--- <br />Seal up holes inside and outside the home to <br />prevent entry by rodents___[TlOLEl <br /> <br />TRAeVPJ <br />Trap rodents around the home to help <br />reduce the population...[Tlor~ <br /> <br />~J,.J;~N UP! <br />Take precautions before and while cleaning <br />rodent-infested areas...[DQrEl <br /> <br />HorTl!:,: I PQljGL~$ _~nd Regu}~tiQns I Qi_:::,claimer I e-Govern.lJ1J:,:nJ I tQLA I .c_Qnt~ct Us <br /> <br />_A..E.... HJl:ALTHIER. Jl'IlOPL.... <br />Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA <br />. 30333, U.S.A <br />Tel: (404) 639-3311/ Public Inquiries: (404) 639-3534 f (800)311-3435 <br /> <br />CD <br /> <br />Search: I <br /> <br />Spotlight Conte <br /> <br />. Spotliglltl::\or <br />'SEAL UP! <br />'TRAP UPJ <br />'CLEAN UPI <br /> <br />Key Resources <br />All About Hanta <br />Web site <br />HPS:VVhilJ You <br />Know <br />Brochure: Facts <br />Hantavirus <br />Brochure: Inforr <br />sobre los hanta' <br />HPS Prevention <br />Hantavirus prev <br />materials <br />Rodent carriers <br />hantavirus <br />Ho""jsJiPS trar <br /> <br />Contact Info <br /> <br />Hantavirus Hotline: <br />877 -232-3322 <br />Email: <br />dvd1spalh@cdc.gov <br />Telephone: <br />104-639-1510 <br />Fax: <br />104-639-1509 <br /> <br />~iRSTGOV <br />~tW~t.tt-..:I..__.-.I <br /> <br />Depa <br />and f <br /> <br />http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hanta/hps_stc/slc__spot.htm <br /> <br />(.J- <br /> <br />11118/2005 <br />