Lassa fever virus

Lassa fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic fever caused by a single-stranded RNA virus known as Lassa virus a member of the Arenaviridae family. Yellow fever virus West Nile virus dengue virus Tick-borne encephalitis virus Zika virus.

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Like several other countries in West Africa the disease.

. Less commonly there may be bleeding from the mouth or gastrointestinal tract. Scientists first identified the virus causing Lassa fever in 1969. The Nigeria Centre for Disease on Sunday gave a fresh warning over Lassa fever cases which it said had risen to 4632 and recorded 102 deaths.

Lassa fever also known as Lassa hemorrhagic fever LHF is a type of viral hemorrhagic fever caused by the Lassa virus. Many of those infected by the virus do not develop symptoms. Shutterstock Kateryna Kon Two people in England have been diagnosed.

Person-to-person transmission can also occur particularly in a hospital environment with inadequate infection control measures. When symptoms occur they typically include fever weakness headaches vomiting and muscle pains. Lassa Fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic illness caused by Lassa virus.

Lassa fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic illness transmitted to humans through contact with food or household items contaminated by rodents infected with the Lassa fever virus. There are hundreds of different tropical diseases which are less known or rarer but that nonetheless have importance for public. Some tropical diseases are very rare but may occur in sudden epidemics such as the Ebola hemorrhagic fever Lassa fever and the Marburg virus.

Most people go on to make a full recovery although some develop severe illness and it is fatal for between 1 and 3 per. Lassa Fever is spread by rats and can cause serious illness Picture. It belongs to the Arenaviridae family.

According to the World Health Organization 80 per cent of people who get infected wont.

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