Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hantavirus

/ˈhæn.təˌvaɪ.ɹəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.81 in modern English

Syllables: han-ta-vi-rus
IPA: /ˈhæn.təˌvaɪ.ɹəs/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any virus of the genus Hantavirus, transmitted by aerosolized rodent excreta or rodent bites, especially the deer mouse. Hantaviruses cause Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS): incubation lasts for 1–5 weeks, sickness begins with fever and muscle aches, followed by shortness of breath and coughing.

Example Sentences

"To reveal the molecular epidemiology of hantaviruses in this region, a total of 374 small mammals (eight species of rodents and one species of shrew) were captured in the Chinese part of the Bolshoy Ussuriysky Island (Heilongjiang Province).[…] Overall, these results suggest that Bolshoy Ussuriysky Island harbors considerable hantavirus diversity."
"Officials and experts in Argentina are scrambling to determine if their country is the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has gripped an Atlantic cruise ship, amid reports that a number of passengers have already returned to their home countries."

Etymology

Internationalism. Borrowed from taxonomic name Hantavirus, from the name of the Hantan River in South Korea. By surface analysis, Hantan + virus.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈhæn.təˌvaɪ.ɹəs/
British English: /ˈhæn.təˌvaɪ.ɹəs/

Inflected Forms

hantaviruses (plural)

Phrases

Muerto Canyon hantavirus in . Oxford: Oxford University Press launched 2000

Frequently Paired Words

orthohantavirus Hantavirus in . “hantavirus n.” in Oxford: Oxford University Press launched 2000

Questions

How do you pronounce hantavirus?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhæn.təˌvaɪ.ɹəs/.
What does hantavirus mean?: Any virus of the genus Hantavirus, transmitted by aerosolized rodent excreta or rodent bites, especially the deer mouse. Hantaviruses cause Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS): incubation lasts for 1–5 weeks, sickness begins with fever and muscle aches, followed by shortness of breath and coughing.
Where does hantavirus come from?: Internationalism. Borrowed from taxonomic name Hantavirus, from the name of the Hantan River in South Korea. By surface analysis, Hantan + virus.

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