By May 14, two people living within the same househould had died within 5 days o

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By May 14, two people living within the same househould had died within 5 days of each other. Their illnesses were characterized by abrupt onset of fever,headache,muscle painand cough followed by the rapid development of respiratory failure. by the end of the year 36 cases of this disease,with a 50% mortality rate, had been confirmed. A member of the ortomyxoviridae, Bunyaviridae, or Adenoviradae could cause this disease. Differentiate among these families by method of transmission, morphology nucleic acid,andtype of replication. Thereservoir for this disease is mice.Name the disease.(refer to Chapter 23 of Introduction to microbiology edition 12)

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The respiratory disease is caused by Bunyaviridae, by the reservoir mice is Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. It is caused due to the viruses in urine or saliva droppings of mice. It is due to inhalation of aerosols mixed with virus.

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