Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lassa fever

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.12 in modern English

Syllables: las-sa fever
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"When he showed up in A & E with a cough and chest pain later that evening, the doctor on call suspected Lassa fever and asked that he be transferred to Ifẹ̀ for isolation."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Lhasa fever (alternative)

Synonyms

Lassa hemorrhagic fever Lassa haemorrhagic fever

Questions

What does lassa fever mean?: 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.

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