English Explanatory Dictionary

Lassa fever

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

Lassa fever Lhasa fever

Synonyms

Lassa hemorrhagic fever Lassa haemorrhagic fever
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