Lassa fever
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English[edit]
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Noun[edit]
- (pathology) An acute, and often fatal, viral infection endemic to West Africa. Symptoms include fever, sore throat, muscle aches, a skin rash, headache, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhoea, ulcers, heart and kidney failure.
Synonyms[edit]
- (Canada, US) Lassa hemorrhagic fever
- (UK) Lassa haemorrhagic fever
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Translations[edit]
Lassa fever
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References[edit]
- Lassa fever on Wikipedia.Wikipedia