LASSA FEVER
Dictionary entry overview: What does Lassa fever mean? • LASSA FEVER (noun)
The noun LASSA FEVER has 1 sense:
1. an acute contagious viral disease of central western Africa; characterized by fever and inflammation and muscular pains and difficulty swallowing; can be used as a bioweapon
Familiarity information: LASSA FEVER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• LASSA FEVER (noun)
Meaning:
An acute contagious viral disease of central western Africa; characterized by fever and inflammation and muscular pains and difficulty swallowing; can be used as a bioweapon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("Lassa fever" is a kind of...):
haemorrhagic fever; hemorrhagic fever; VHF; viral haemorrhagic fever; viral hemorrhagic fever (a group of illnesses caused by a viral infection (usually restricted to a specific geographic area); fever and gastrointestinal symptoms are followed by capillary hemorrhage)
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