Lassa fever
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[edit]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
Hypernyms
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[edit]Lassa fever
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References
[edit]- Lassa fever on Wikipedia.Wikipedia