Meaning of Lassa fever | Babel Free
Definitions
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.
Equivalents
日本語
ラッサ熱
Português
febre de Lassa
Examples
“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.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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