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Lassa

Meaning of "Lassa" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF LASSA

ˈlɑːsə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LASSA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lassa is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LASSA

bursa · classer · Congo-Kinshasa · cursor · grasser · Kalidasa · Kirschwasser · Lhasa · mercer · Nasser · passer · precursor · producer · rusa · saucer · surpasser · Susa · transducer · ursa · Xhosa

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LASSA

Lashkar · Lashkar Gah · LASIK surgery · Lasker · lasket · Laski · lasque · lass · lass-lorn · Lassa fever · Lassalle · Lassen Peak · lassi · lassie · lassitude · lasso · lassoer · lassoing · lassu · Lassus

WORDS THAT END LIKE LASSA

Barbarossa · Cabora Bassa · contessa · Eivissa · fossa · gran cassa · harissa · Kassa · Larissa · Massa · Nyassa · Odessa · Operation Barbarossa · oquassa · Orissa · ossa · potassa · sessa · Terrassa · vanessa

Synonyms and antonyms of Lassa in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Lassa» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LASSA

Find out the translation of Lassa to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of Lassa 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» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

拉沙
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

Lassa
570 millions of speakers
en

English

Lassa
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

लासा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لاسا
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

Ласса
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

Lassa
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

Lassa
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

Lassa
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Lassa
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Lassa
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

ラッサ熱ウイルス
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

라사
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Lassa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Lassa
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

லாசா
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

लस्सा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Lassa
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

Lassa
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

Lassa
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

Ласса
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

Lassa
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Lassa
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Lassa
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Lassa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Lassa
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Lassa

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LASSA»

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LASSA»

Discover the use of Lassa in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Lassa and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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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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Development and Characterization of Recombinant Lassa Virus ...
Lassa virus (LASV), Junin virus (JUNV) and several other members of the Arenaviridae induce severe, often fatal hemorrhagic fevers, and are classified as Biosafety Level 4 and NIAID Biodefense Category A agents.
Joseph N. Fair, 2007
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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
4
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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Biodefense Research Methodology and Animal Models, Second ...
Lassa.fever.. The.antiviral.drug.ribavirin.was.shown.to.reduce.mortality.from. Lassa.fever.in.high- risk.patients.[182].and,.along.with.supportive.care,.is.the. recommended.treatment.for. Lassa.virus.infection.[183]..Laboratory.diagnosis.of.
James R. Swearengen, 2012
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Hunter's Tropical Medicine and Emerging Infectious ...
VACCINATION Lassa vaccine strategies have evolved from killed to live vaccines . The early killed vaccines invoked good humoral response to Lassa virus proteins, but failed to protect Lassa virus-challenged nonhuman primates. Focus then ...
Alan J. Magill, Edward T. Ryan, James H. Maguire, 2013
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Manson's Tropical Diseases: Expert Consult - Online
Lassa virus was first isolated from Nigeria in 1969 and named after the town from which the first case came. Lassa fever is endemic exclusively in West Africa ( Figure 16.2).60 The risk of exposure to Lassa virus varies significantly in a given  ...
Jeremy Farrar, Peter Hotez, Thomas Junghanss, 2013
8
Infection and Hearing Impairment
The US National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID) investigated the epidemiology and clinical presentation of Lassa fever in the West African state of Guinea, where Lassa fever is barely recognised (Bausch et al., 2001). A surveillance ...
Valerie E. Newton, Pamela J. Vallely, 2006
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Encyclopedia of Health
My friend says that Lassa fever is a relatively new disease. Is she right? No. Lassa fever was first described in the 1950s. The virus that causes the disease was identified in 1969, in the town of Lassa in Nigeria, when two missionary nurses at ...
‎2010
10
The Phoenix
———o ITINERARY FROM PHARI IN TIBET, TO LASSA. Continued from page 05. 38. Tchmliny.—One day's journey north by east over a level country. be descent from Chambarangjeung, and it is a. nearly level plain all the way to Lassa.
‎1873

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LASSA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Lassa is used in the context of the following news items.
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Arda Turan Barcelona tours attract interest from Turkey
Barcelona also have two Turkish sponsors in Beko and Lassa. Turkish Airlines also maintain close ties with the club and Lionel Messi is a ... «Turkish Football, Jul 15»
2
State Senate approves Bucks arena deal - BizTimes: Milwaukee and …
... Jerry Petrowski, R-Stettin; Janet Bewley, D-Ashland; Julie Lassa, D-Stevens Point; Kathleen Vinehout, D-Alma; Tim Carpenter, D-Milwaukee; ... «BizTimes.com, Jul 15»
3
Lassa: GOP 'no' votes show this budget is a disaster
Julie Lassa, For Gannett Wisconsin Media 3:14 p.m. CDT July 17, 2015. IMG_IMG_IMG_IMG_Julie_La_1_1_PTBA7QML.jpg_20150710.jpg. Lassa. «Wausau Daily Herald, Jul 15»
4
State Senators Petrowski, Lassa explain their no votes on new …
Both Republican Jerry Petrowski and Democrat Julie Lassa voted against the deal to spend $250 million dollars in bonding on a proposed new ... «WSAU, Jul 15»
5
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»
6
Math and Biology Took a Road Trip. Here's What They Learned …
One subgroup of these mice in West Africa serves as the natural reservoir host for the Lassa virus, which causes hemorrhagic fever and can ... «National Geographic, Jul 15»
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WEDC debates whether to change policies to reflect current practices
Julie Lassa, D-Stevens Point, a WEDC board member and policy committee member, objected to removing the only reference to such a review ... «Chippewa Herald, Jul 15»
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Liverpool & Man Utd target Arda Turan wanted to play in England …
Barcelona have sponsorship deals with Turkish companies Lassa and Beko. The Champions League holders also have close ties with Turkish ... «Turkish Football, Jul 15»
9
Senator Julie Lassa: GOP 'no' votes show just how bad budget really is
When the final vote in the Assembly on the 2015-2017 state budget was taken, 11 Republican members — all of them in competitive districts ... «Madison.com, Jul 15»
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Meet Lola, the gnarly surfing chihuahua
The one-year-old Chihuahua, along with her canine pals Leo and Alfie the Lassa Apso, is no stranger to taking on the surf with owner Pat ... «ITV News, Jul 15»
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