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[edit] Korean hemorrhific fever(sp) just redirects to the same page

lol what is the point of that. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.73.182.51 (talk) 01:53, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Hantaan River?

This article mentions a Hantaan River, presumably in Korea; other web pages about the origin of the Hantavirus also note that the Hantaan River is near Seoul or that it runs through the DMZ. However, "Hantaan River" sounds quite odd for the name of a Korean river, and I can't find any references to such a place apart from Hantavirus. I suppose it would have to be 한타안강 in Korean. Is it possible that this is just a confused version of the name of the Han River? --Reuben 06:12, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Answering my own question... it turns out that "Hantaan" is just an odd Romanization of 한탄강, i.e. Hantan River, a tributary of the Imjin River in Kangwondo. It's a popular river for white-water rafting. --Reuben 17:50, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Nevada cases?

Is there really no record of cases in Nevada (when all of the surrounding states have recorded cases), or is this just an oversight? 165.83.91.146 22:55, 21 March 2007 (UTC)Jonathan Hurst

Looks like 18 cases [1]. The article only lists states with at least 30. --Reuben 23:02, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Plagarism?

I didn't give this a thorough lookover, but what I did see matches exactly what I read off of the Centers for Disease Control pages on this, found here. Take a look and compare each section with the sections labeled on here. I think this needs a thorough rewrite to get rid of the plagarism... since it's flat-out copy-and-pasting. I doubt the CDC would go and plagarise Wikipedia, especially since they are tied with the government. --DEMONIIIK 04:14, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

I agree that any copied/pasted sections should be re-written ASAP. In response to 170.215.91.4, even if the CDC allows people copied text (as long as it's cited), I don't think Wikipedia should include such info as an independent encyclopedia. In fact, I believe copying text from any source (regardless of copyright policy) is against Wikipedia policy. JeffreyN 05:07, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Virus class and Virus

Hantaviruses, which this article is about is a whole class of virus. There is also the Hantaan virus, which the class was named after. The Hantaan virus is listed under Hantan River. It needs its own separate article and links. Thanks! 71.117.93.160 20:47, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sweating sickness

I have read a theory that this is the same virus as the sweating sickness that killed thousands in 15th century england. Not sure however if this is in any way accepted or widely enough thought to mention it on the page. just wondering if anyone knows anything more about this?81.62.176.165 (talk) 22:16, 19 January 2008 (UTC)