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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.
What microbe causes lassa fever?
Lassa virus (LASV) causes Lassa fever. It's an arenavirus.
What gram stain is lassa fever?
Lassa fever is a virus. It does not have a gram stain characteristic.
What are the enviromental factors of lassa fever?
The reservoir for Lassa Fever is a common mouse found in Africa. Contact with feces or urine from the mouse can let the virus enter the human body.
Is lassa virus harmful or useful?
useful for dieing (;
What future concerns do you have about Lassa fever?
The geographic range of Lassa fever is enlarging. In addition, a recent case brought to the US by a travel raises the possibility of the virus moving out of Africa.
Where is the Ebola virus found in nature?
normally in primates
Where is Ebola virus found in nature?
normally in primates
What causes Lassa Fever?
fecal - oral routeRodents are the vector of lassa fever virus, when rodents come in contact with your food (especially stored food stuffs), as they feed, they pass urine and faeces into the food, the virus is passed out along with the urine, when you consume such food, you can get infected with lassa fever after 2-4 weeks. Always make sure your food is properly closed and try to keep your house clean to avoid rodents.it is a disease transfered from animals to humans n started in nigeria in 1969 and soon in north africa
When was the cure for lassa fever found?
Physicians started using ribavirin to treat Lassa Fever in 1979. Other treatments are being developed.
What is the host of lassa fever?
A common African mouse, Mastomys natalensis, is the host of Lassa Fever. Humans pick up the virus through contact with infected people or contact with the urine or feces of the mouse.
What are some diseases that require isolation?
Diseases that are highly contagious for example lassa fever , Ebola virus, tuberculosis.
