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Those who are infected with hantavirus typically experience headache, dizziness, chills, fever, myalgia, and gastrointestinal problems, such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain, followed by the sudden onset of respiratory distress and hypotension, according to health officials.
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Noe Padilla, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Still, she was instead given 10 milligrams of Metaraminol, which is used to treat hypotension.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
The initial effects of the drug include deep sedation or decreased consciousness, bradycardia (slow heart rate), hypotension (low blood pressure) and respiratory depression, especially when combined with fentanyl and other opioids.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
However, high doses of ginger, especially when taken along with blood pressure medications or other supplements that affect blood pressure, may cause hypotension (low blood pressure).
—Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2026
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Noe Padilla, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Still, she was instead given 10 milligrams of Metaraminol, which is used to treat hypotension.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
The initial effects of the drug include deep sedation or decreased consciousness, bradycardia (slow heart rate), hypotension (low blood pressure) and respiratory depression, especially when combined with fentanyl and other opioids.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
However, high doses of ginger, especially when taken along with blood pressure medications or other supplements that affect blood pressure, may cause hypotension (low blood pressure).
—Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2026
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“Hypotension.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypotension. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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hypotension
noun
hy·po·ten·sion
ˈhī-pō-ˌten-chən 
Medical Definition
hypotension
noun
hy·po·ten·sion
ˈhī-pō-ˌten-chən
1
: abnormally low pressure of the blood
called also low blood pressure
2
: abnormally low pressure of the intraocular fluid
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