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    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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    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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  • Thumbnail for Oropouche fever
    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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    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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    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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  • 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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    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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  • Thumbnail for Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever
    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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    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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  • Thumbnail for Tick-borne encephalitis
    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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  • 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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  • Thumbnail for Natal multimammate mouse
    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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