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Control measures for Lassa fever include strict isolation and avoidance of the urine and feces of those infected. The virus is found in the urine of infected patients for months after infection.
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∙ 12y agoIt can be cured if diagnosed early enough. Ribavirin, an antiviral drug, has been used with sucess. General supportive care is also necessary. Further transmission of the disease should be avoided by person to person contact
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∙ 9y agoLassa fever, and possibly other hemorrhagic fevers, respond to ribavirin, an antiviral medication. However, most of the hemorrhagic fever viruses can only be treated with supportive care.
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What microbe causes lassa fever?
Lassa virus (LASV) causes Lassa fever. It's an arenavirus.
What is the mortality of lassa fever?
One in 100 patients with Lassa Fever die. 80% of pregnant women in the last trimester with Lassa Fever die.
What is the reservoir for lassa fever?
A common mouse, Mastomys natalensis, is the reservoir for Lassa fever.
What gram stain is lassa fever?
Lassa fever is a virus. It does not have a gram stain characteristic.
What viruses are related to Lassa Fever?
The virus families most closely related to Lassa Fever virus are the arenaviruses, as well as bunyaviridae and orthomyxoviridae. Lassa Fever virus is in the aernavirus family.
Is lassa fever communicable?
Lassa fever is communicable. It's spread primarily via fecal oral route, though transmission by breast milk has been reported.
When was lassa fever prevalent?
Lassa Fever is prevalent today. A half million Africans are infected each year.
What is the age you can be to get lassa fever?
Patients of any age can get Lassa Fever. It is most fatal in women late in pregnancy.
What is laser-fever?
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Lassa fever is what?
Lassa fever is an acute viral disease first encountered in 1969 in the Nigerian town of Lassa. The disease is endemic in West African countries, causing many deaths
What is the word for African fever?
LASSA
When was the cure for lassa fever found?
Physicians started using ribavirin to treat Lassa Fever in 1979. Other treatments are being developed.
