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Agro Ecological Zone
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Tamil Nadu uplands and leeward flanks of south Sahyadris, hot, dry semi-arid eco-subregion (8.1)
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Practice ID
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DTP0010000002880
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Annotation ID
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GIAN/GAVL/1197
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Reference
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lok(5)3, May-June-2000, Pg No. 18
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Disease
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Hantavirus Infections
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Disease Description
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Hantavirus infection is a viral disease that is spread from rodents to people. The virus can cause severe infections of the lungs (with cough and shortness of breath) or kidneys (with rash, abdominal pain, and sometimes kidney failure). Hantavirus is spread through contact with infected rodents or their droppings.
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