Lassa fever

Lassa fever, also known as Lassa hemorrhagic fever, is a type of viral hemorrhagic fever caused by the Lassa virus. Many of those infected by the virus do not... Wikipedia

• Specialty:  Infectious disease
• Symptoms:  Fever, headaches, bleeding
• Usual onset:  1–3 weeks following exposure
• Causes:  Lassa virus
• Risk factors:  Exposure to rodents in West Africa
• Diagnostic method:  Laboratory testing
• Differential diagnosis:  Ebola, malaria, typhoid fever
• Treatment:  Supportive
• Frequency:  400,000 cases per year
• Deaths:  5,000 deaths per year
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo