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Lassa fever
Las·sa fe·ver [ lssə fvər ]


noun 
Definition:
 
viral disease of W Africa: an infectious, often fatal, viral disease of West Africa marked by high fever, muscle pain, ulcers of the mucous membranes, headaches, hemorrhaging, and heart and kidney failure
[Late 20th century. After a village in Nigeria]
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