Lassa fever
a highly contagious viral disease, largely confined to central West Africa, characterized by fever, difficulty in swallowing, and inflammation of the pharynx, often progressing to infect the lungs, heart, and kidneys, leading to death.
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In the creation of the Lassa fever test strips, they had also made a similar, but separate, Ebola test.
This New Ebola Test Is As Easy As a Pregnancy Test, So Why Aren’t We Using It? | Abby Haglage | October 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSo was Thomas Monath, the doctor who had just unraveled the natural history of Lassa fever.
British Dictionary definitions for Lassa fever
a serious viral disease of Central West Africa, characterized by high fever and muscular pains
Origin of Lassa fever
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