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lassa::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | capital of tibet, forbidden city, lhasa |
Examples of lassa
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Lassa fever is a hemorrhagic illness that can cause serious disease and death.
From the sciencedaily.com
Fighting ebola virus, lassa fever and rabies needs no justification, so why the missionary tone?
From the guardian.co.uk
Lassa fever is an endemic disease in portions of West Africa, where the Lassa virus is carried by rats.
From the sciencedaily.com
Lassa and Taylor are among a group of co-sponsors.
From the jsonline.com
The country suffers from epidemic outbreaks of diseases including yellow fever, cholera, lassa fever and meningitis.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Ribavirin has been used for 25 years to treat hepatitis C, lassa fever virus infections and other viruses composed of RNA.
From the newscientist.com
Lassa virus is naturally found in Mastomys rodents and the spread of the disease is thought to be aided by poor housing conditions.
From the guardian.co.uk
Lassa fever is very infectious with a high likelihood of severe illness and death, but its bio-weapon potential is practically nonexistent.
From the omaha.com
Lassa fever has a high fatality rate, with pregnant women particularly vulnerable, and there are thought to be more than the 300,000 infections a year diagnosed in the region.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Lhasa: the sacred city of Lamaism; known as the Forbidden City for its former inaccessibility and hostility to strangers
- Lassa fever is an acute viral illness that occurs in West Africa, with the number of cases being as many as 100,000 to 300,000, with approximately 5,000 deaths. Transmitted by a rodent known as the multimammate rat, Lassa fever is highly infectious in many cases deadly.
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