Diseases

Lassa Fever

An acute febrile human disease caused by the LASSA VIRUS.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

An acute febrile human disease caused by the LASSA VIRUS.

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Synonyms

6 entry terms
  • Lassa Virus Infection
  • Fever, Lassa
  • Infection, Lassa Virus
  • Lassa Fevers
  • Lassa Virus Infections
  • Virus Infection, Lassa

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Aspects Covered

36 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

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Previous Indexing

  • Hemorrhagic Fevers, Viral (1966-1976)

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Tree Numbers

  1. C01w.925w.782.082.545w
  2. C01w.925w.782.417w.505w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Lassa Fever. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007835. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007835
  2. Lassa Fever. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lassa_fever
  3. Lassa Fever. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q706845