Associations to the word «Lassa»
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Wiktionary
LASSA FEVER, noun. (disease) 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.
LASSA VIRUS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the genus Arenavirus — endemic in West Africa, responsible for Lassa hemorrhagic fever in humans and other primates.
LASSA VIRUS, noun. An Old World arenavirus that causes fever in human and non-human primates.
Dictionary definition
LASSA, noun. The sacred city of Lamaism; known as the Forbidden City for its former inaccessibility and hostility to strangers.
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