Muju virus (MUV) is a zoonotic negative-sense single-stranded RNA virus of the genus Orthohantavirus. It is a member virus of Puumala orthohantavirus.[1] It is one of four rodent-borne Hantaviruses found in the Republic of Korea. It is the etiologic agent for Hantavirus hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS). The other species responsible for HFRS in Korea are Seoul orthohantavirus, Hantaan orthohantavirus, and Soochong virus.[2][3]
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Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Negarnaviricota |
| Class: | Ellioviricetes |
| Order: | Bunyavirales |
| Family: | Hantaviridae |
| Genus: | Orthohantavirus |
| Species: | |
| Virus: | Muju virus
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Transmission
editThis species of Hantavirus has not been shown to transfer from person to person. Transmission by aerosolized rodent excreta still remains the only known way the virus is transmitted to humans. In general, droplet and/or fomite transfer has not been shown in the hantaviruses in either the hemorrhagic or pulmonary forms.[4][5]
See also
edit- Conjunctival suffusion
- List of cutaneous conditions
- Sweating sickness, which may have been caused by a hantavirus
- 1993 Four Corners hantavirus outbreak
References
edit- ^ Briese, Thomas; et al. (18 July 2016). "In the genus Hantavirus (proposed family Hantaviridae, proposed order Bunyavirales), create 24 new species, abolish 7 species, change the demarcation criteria, and change the name of the genus to Orthohantavirus; likewise, rename its constituent species" (pdf). International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Retrieved 5 March 2019.
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[dead link] - ^ Song KJ, Baek LJ, Moon S, Ha SJ, Kim SH, Park KS, Klein TA, Sames W, Kim HC, Lee JS, Yanagihara R, Song JW (Nov 2007). "Muju virus, a novel hantavirus harboured by the arvicolid rodent Myodes regulus in Korea". J Gen Virol. 88 (11): 3121–9. doi:10.1099/vir.0.83139-0. PMC 2253664. PMID 17947538.
- ^ Song Jin-Won; Moon Sung-Sil; Gu Se Hun; Song Ki-Joon; Baek Luck Ju; Kim Heung Chul; Kijek Tod (Feb 2006). "Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in 4 US soldiers, South Korea. Emerging Infectious Diseases". J Med Virol. 78 (2): 290–7. doi:10.1002/jmv.20538. PMID 16372283. S2CID 20107996.
- ^ Peters, C.J. (2006). "Emerging Infections: Lessons from the Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers". Transactions of the American Clinical and Climatological Association. 117: 189–197. PMC 1500910. PMID 18528473.
- ^ Crowley, J.; Crusberg, T. "Ebola and Marburg Virus Genomic Structure, Comparative and Molecular Biology". Dept. of Biology & Biotechnology, Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Archived from the original on 2013-10-15.