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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LASSA FEVER

Named after Lassa, the village in Nigeria where it was first identified.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LASSA FEVER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LASSA FEVER

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Lassa fever is a noun.
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WHAT DOES LASSA FEVER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lassa fever

Lassa fever

Lassa fever or Lassa hemorrhagic fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic fever caused by the Lassa virus and first described in 1969 in the town of Lassa, in Borno State, Nigeria. Lassa fever is a member of the arenaviridae virus family. Similar to Ebola, clinical cases of the disease had been known for over a decade but had not been connected with a viral pathogen. The infection is endemic in West African countries, and causes 300,000–500,000 cases annually, with approximately 5,000 deaths. Outbreaks of the disease have been observed in Nigeria, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, and the Central African Republic, but it is believed that human infections also exist in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mali, and Senegal. The primary animal host of the Lassa virus is the Natal Multimammate Mouse, an animal indigenous to most of Sub-Saharan Africa. The virus is probably transmitted by contact with the feces or urine of animals accessing grain stores in residences. Given its high rate of incidence, Lassa fever has become a major problem in the African region.

Definition of Lassa fever in the English dictionary

The definition of Lassa fever in the dictionary is a serious viral disease of Central West Africa, characterized by high fever and muscular pains.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LASSA FEVER

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lasket
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lasque
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Lassa
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Lassen Peak
lassi
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lassitude
lasso
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Lassus

WORDS THAT END LIKE LASSA FEVER

African swine fever
cabin fever
cat-scratch fever
dengue fever
east coast fever
ever
fever
gold fever
haemorrhagic fever
hay fever
jungle fever
Mediterranean fever
Q fever
recurrent fever
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
scarlet fever
spotted fever
spring fever
swine fever
typhoid fever
yellow fever

Synonyms and antonyms of Lassa fever in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Lassa fever» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LASSA FEVER

Find out the translation of Lassa fever to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Lassa fever from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Lassa fever» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

拉沙热
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fiebre de Lassa
570 millions of speakers

English

Lassa fever
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लासा बुखार
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

حمى لاسا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лихорадка Ласса
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

febre de Lassa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লাসা জ্বর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

La fièvre de Lassa
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Demam Lassa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lassa-Fieber
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ラッサ熱
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

라사 열
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lara demam
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Lassa sốt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

லஸ்ஸ காய்ச்சல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लस ताप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Lassa ateşi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

febbre di Lassa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gorączki Lassa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лихоманка Ласса
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

febra Lassa
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Lassa πυρετός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Lassa koors
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Lassafeber
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Lassa feber
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Lassa fever

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LASSA FEVER»

The term «Lassa fever» is normally little used and occupies the 114.336 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LASSA FEVER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Lassa fever

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LASSA FEVER»

Discover the use of Lassa fever in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Lassa fever and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Viral Infections of Humans: Epidemiology and Control
During field investigations of Lassa fever in Sierra Leone in 1972, tissues were collected from 325 rodents and bats and tested for presence of virus. Materials from 10 of 46 Mastomys natalensis yielded Lassa virus, and no other species was ...
Alfred S. Evans, Richard A. Kaslow, 1997
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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH: ...
hospital admissions to just two hospitals were Lassa fever. Furthermore, deaths due to Lassa fever represented 30% of all hospital deaths. Seroprevalence to Lassa fever was found in 7% of all febrile episodes studied. The multimammate rat ...
Anthony S. Fauci, Vassil St. Georgiev, 2009
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Diseases and Disorders
Lassa fever A viral infection, largely confined to West Africa, tha is transmitted to humans by rodents. In many cases, the Lassa fever virus does not cause illness. However, some infected people develop serious and widespread symptoms, ...
Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 2007
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The Lassa Ward: One Man's Fight Against One of the World's ...
The Lassa Ward is more than just an adventure story about the making of a physician; it is a portrait of the Sierra Leone people and the human struggle of those risking their daily comforts and lives to aid them.
Ross Donaldson, 2009
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Oxford Textbook of Medicine
Lassa fever Epidemiology Distribution and ecology Lassa fever was first described in West Africa in the 1950s, but not isolated until 1969. It occurs from Northern Nigeria to Guinea, an area with a population of perhaps 180 million. Its only ...
D. A. Warrell, Timothy M. Cox, John D. Firth, 2003
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Hunter's Tropical Medicine and Emerging Infectious ...
2. McCormick JB, Fisher-Hoch SP. Lassa fever. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 2002 ;262:75–109. 3. McCormick JB, King IJ, Webb PA, et al. A case-control study of the clinical diagnosis and course of Lassa fever. J Infect Dis 1987;155:455. 4.
Alan J. Magill, Edward T. Ryan, James H. Maguire, 2013
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Encyclopedia of Food Safety
Correct procedure for the manipulation of materials suspected to contain highly virulent Lassa fever virus have to be observed. All those who had contact directly with suspected Lassa hemorrhagic fever patients have to be traced, monitored, ...
‎2013
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Weapons of Mass Casualties and Terrorism Response Handbook
No chronic infection has been described for LCM. However, when an infection in the nervous system occurs, there are frequent complications, including temporary or permanent neurologic damage. Lassa Fever The incubation period ...
Charles Edward Stewart, 2006
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Dengue Fever and Other Hemorrhagic Viruses
out in Sierra Leone from 1977 to 1979 reported that 12 percent of all hospital admissions to two hospitals were attributed to Lassa fever. Deaths due to Lassa fever represented 30 percent of all hospital deaths. Lassa fever is very common and ...
Tirtha Chakraborty, I. Edward Alcamo, 2008
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Development and Characterization of Recombinant Lassa Virus ...
Joseph N. Fair. CHAPTER 4 Field Evaluation of traditionally-prepared and recombinant antigen-based ELISA & the incidence of Lassa fever in the Kenema Government Hospital Lassa Fever Ward. INTRODUCTION Sierra Leone and the  ...
Joseph N. Fair, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LASSA FEVER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Lassa fever is used in the context of the following news items.
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Infectious Disease Predictions for 2015 -- Are We Making Progress?
... such as Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), Lassa fever, or a pandemic influenza similar in virulence to the 1918 "Spanish flu" strain. «Medscape, Jul 15»
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The impact of Ebola crisis on Sierra Leone's health system
... doctors including Dr Shek Umar Khan, the only virologist in the country attached to the Lassa fever unit in the Kenema Government Hospital. «Graphic Online, Jul 15»
3
Celebrating the 28th WAHO DAY, ECOWAS Health Institution
... among others, cholera, meningitis, measles, Lassa fever, yellow fever and since March 2014, by the Ebola virus disease epidemic. «Awareness Times, Jul 15»
4
Lakewood patient doesn't have Ebola, state says
Nor had the patient traveled to an African region where Lassa Fever is prevalent. For that reason, an Ebola test was not deemed necessary, ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
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Ebola survivors' blood may offer way to fight any disease
... treatments for any virus, a broad-spectrum method for making drugs against diseases both common and rare, from influenza to Lassa fever. «Genetic Literacy Project, Jul 15»
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Ministry Adopts Corper's Portal for Ebola Training
... support a sign up and login for five separate courses and curriculum on hemorrhagic fevers, including Ebola, Lassa fever and Yellow Fever. «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
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Tracking a duo of deadly diseases
June 30, 2015 — Should we be worried about Lassa fever, the hemorrhagic fever that recently killed a New Jersey man? How is it different from Ebola? «HSPH News, Jun 15»
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FG Adopts Corps Member's Portal for Ebola Training
... support a sign up and login for five separate courses and curriculum on hemorrhagic fevers, including Ebola, Lassa fever, Yellow Fever. «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
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Nimba Health Team Urged to UP Border Surveillance
According to him, Nimba being one of the Lassa fever belt in West Africa needs severe surveillance against related diseases. On 24 June, the ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
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Our Precious Resource: Immigrants
This led us to Lassa fever. Lassa is on the list of emerging diseases, but we found a signal that seemed to say it's an ancient force. (We're ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»

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