FOUR CORNERS VIRUS
\fˈɔː kˈɔːnəz vˈa͡ɪɹəs], \fˈɔː kˈɔːnəz vˈaɪɹəs], \f_ˈɔː k_ˈɔː_n_ə_z v_ˈaɪ_ɹ_ə_s]\
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A species of HANTAVIRUS which emerged in the Four Corners area of the United States in 1993. It causes a serious, often fatal pulmonary illness (HANTAVIRUS PULMONARY SYNDROME) in humans. Transmission is by inhaling aerosolized rodent secretions that contain virus particles, carried especially by deer mice (PEROMYSCUS maniculatus) and pinyon mice (P. truei).
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