After a person becomes infected or comes into contact with the hantavirus it can take as little as 1 week to as long as 5 weeks to show and see the symptoms of the HantaVirus.
A person usually contracts the hanta virus through contact with rodent urine, feces, or saliva.
The early symptoms of the hanta virus are like the flu and last about four to 10 days.
The flu like symptoms of the hantavirus include things such as fever, chills, nausea, body aches, headaches, fever of 101 F or above.
You might also experience a rash or red spots on your skin and even a dry cough followed by rapid onset of breathing difficulty and even abdominal pain.
If you think you have come down with the hantavirus you should go to urgent care or the emergency room for treatment.
Although there's no actual cure for the hantavirus there are treatments that the hospital can do such as oxygen therapy, fluid replacement and use of medications to support blood pressure.