lassa fever

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Definition of lassa fever in English English dictionary

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

an acute contagious viral disease of central western Africa; characterized by fever and inflammation and muscular pains and difficulty swallowing; can be used as a bioweapon

Hyphenation

Las·sa fe·ver

Turkish pronunciation

läsı fivır

Synonyms

lassa hemorrhagic fever

Pronunciation

/ˈläsə ˈfēvər/ /ˈlɑːsə ˈfiːvɜr/