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Lassa Fever

Posted on February 15, 2022 by admin1  798

In News

  • A person has died after three cases of Lassa fever were confirmed in the UK. The cases have been linked to travel to West African countries.

What is Lassa?

  • About:
    • The Lassa fever-causing virus is found in West Africa and was first discovered in 1969 in Lassa, Nigeria.
  • Spread:
    • The fever is spread by rats and is primarily found in countries in West Africa including Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea, and Nigeria where it is endemic.
    • Human beings can transmit the virus to each other through contact with infected bodily fluids.
  • Symptoms:
    • Slight fever, fatigue, weakness and headache and more serious symptoms include bleeding, difficulty breathing, vomiting, facial swelling, pain in the chest, back, and abdomen and shock.
  • Prevention & Treatment:
    • The best way to avoid getting infected is to avoid contact with rats.
    • Ribavirin, an antiviral drug, has been used to successfully treat Lassa fever in patients.

Source: IE

 
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