Lassa fever, also known as Lassa hemorrhagic fever, is a type of viral hemorrhagic fever caused by the Lassa virus. Many of those infected by the virus...
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Lassa mammarenavirus (LASV) is an arenavirus that causes Lassa hemorrhagic fever, a type of viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF), in humans and other primates...
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for Lassa fever (Lassa virus), Lujo virus, Argentine (Junin virus), Bolivian (Machupo virus), Brazilian (Sabiá virus), Chapare hemorrhagic fever (Chapare...
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Oropouche fever is a tropical viral infection which can infect humans. It is transmitted by biting midges and mosquitoes, from a natural reservoir which...
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syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the Nipah virus, the Lassa fever virus, and the Rift Valley fever virus, as well as the Chikungunya virus and the hypothetical...
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Arenavirus (redirect from Arenaviral haemorrhagic fever)
virus. Hemorrhagic fever syndromes, including Lassa fever, are derived from infections such as Guanarito virus, Junin virus, Lassa virus, Lujo virus,...
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expert on the clinical treatment of Lassa fever, a viral hemorrhagic fever endemic to West Africa caused by the Lassa virus. Conteh studied medicine at...
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Lujo mammarenavirus (redirect from Zambian hemorrhagic fever)
symptoms appear similar to other viruses of the same family, such as Lassa fever. The known symptoms include swelling in the neck and face, sore throat...
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the common cold, meningitis, urinary tract infections, appendicitis, Lassa fever, COVID-19, and malaria. Non-infectious causes include vasculitis, deep...
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Ribavirin (section Viral hemorrhagic fever)
alfa-2a. Among the viral hemorrhagic fevers it is sometimes used for Lassa fever, Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever, and Hantavirus infection but should...
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Orthohantavirus (redirect from Korean haemorrhagic fever)
cause potentially fatal diseases in humans, such as hantavirus hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS), or hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS), also...
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hemorrhagic fever is similar for the different viruses. There are a number of different viral hemorrhagic fevers including Ebola virus disease, Lassa fever, Rift...
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Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne disease caused by dengue virus, prevalent in tropical and subtropical areas. It is frequently asymptomatic; if symptoms...
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many similarities to Lassa fever and to the arenavirus hemorrhagic fevers that occur in Argentina and Bolivia. It causes fever and malaise followed by...
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Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a viral disease. Symptoms of CCHF may include fever, muscle pains, headache, vomiting, diarrhea, and bleeding...
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fever virus and the tomato spotted wilt virus. Notable vertebrate −ssRNA viruses include the Ebola virus, hantaviruses, influenza viruses, the Lassa fever...
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Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a viral disease of humans and livestock that can cause mild to severe symptoms. The mild symptoms may include: fever, muscle pains...
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part from an incident in 1969 at Yale where Casals barely survived the Lassa fever he contracted while studying the virus in the laboratory, and another...
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Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021. "NCDC Lassa fever Situation Report Epi Week 18: 03 – 09 May 2021". 9 May 2021. Archived...
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Look up lassa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Lassa may refer to: Asthena lassa, a moth in the family Geometridae Lassa fever, a type of viral hemorrhagic...
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hemorrhagic fevers, such as Ebola virus, Lassa virus, Marburg virus, and Junin virus, must be excluded as the cause. Personal prevention of yellow fever includes...
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Zika fever, also known as Zika virus disease or simply Zika, is an infectious disease caused by the Zika virus. Most cases have no symptoms, but when...
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West Nile fever is an infection by the West Nile virus, which is typically spread by mosquitoes. In about 80% of infections people have few or no symptoms...
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Coronaviruses relevant to humans (MERS and SARS) Lassa fever Nipah virus infection Rift Valley fever These were selected based on the following measures:...
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Ebola (redirect from Ebola hemorrhagic fever)
and Lassa fever. The complete differential diagnosis is extensive and requires consideration of many other infectious diseases such as typhoid fever, shigellosis...
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Tick-borne encephalitis (redirect from Biundulant milk fever)
from exposure (tick bite) non-specific symptoms occurs. These symptoms are fever, malaise, headache, nausea, vomiting and myalgias that persist for about...
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Tropical disease (redirect from Tropical fever)
but may occur in sudden epidemics, such as the Ebola hemorrhagic fever, Lassa fever and the Marburg virus. There are hundreds of different tropical diseases...
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soft-furred mouse. The Natal multimammate rat is the natural host of the Lassa fever virus. It is found in Africa south of the Sahara. Six different genetic...
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of some infections that are usually considered endemic: Common cold Lassa fever Malaria Polio Rotavirus Hepatitis C Measles Smallpox was an endemic disease...
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Archived from the original on August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2021. "Lassa fever". World Health Organization. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original...
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