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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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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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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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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the common cold, meningitis, urinary tract infections, appendicitis, Lassa fever, COVID-19, and malaria. Non-infectious causes include vasculitis, deep...
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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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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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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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Ribavirin (section Viral hemorrhagic fever)
can also be used for viral hemorrhagic fevers, specifically for Lassa fever, Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever, and Hantavirus infection with exceptions...
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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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Marburg virus disease (redirect from Marburg haemorrhagic fever)
and Marburg Viruses, Lassa Virus, Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Rift Valley Fever Virus, Dengue Virus, and Yellow Fever Virus by Real-Time Reverse...
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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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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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interest focuses on viral infections including Ebola hemorrhagic fever, yellow fever, Lassa fever. He served as the Regional Virologist for the World Health...
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Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a viral disease. Symptoms of CCHF may include fever, muscle pains, headache, vomiting due to loss of net saline...
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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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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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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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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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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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Africa. His research focus is on infectious diseases, including malaria, Lassa fever, Ebola virus disease, HIV, and SARS-CoV-2. Professor Happi was born in...
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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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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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The NRL currently conducts sample testing for Yellow fever, Influenza, Cholera, CSM, Lassa fever, Monkeypox, Measles, Rubella, HIV, SARS-CoV-2 and other...
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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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