Lassa fever, which kills far more than Ebola — more than 10,000 a year — is causing serious concern in West Africa.
Lassa fever is a serious and highly contagious infectious disease, African hemorrhagic fever, caused by the Lassa virus, an arenavirus, with RNA, transmits gismeteo.ro
The incubation period is 10 days, followed by a flu-like state with muscle aches and headaches, in some cases angina and digestive pains. It is followed by skin rashes, superficial and digestive hemorrhages, shock, severe diarrhea and vomiting, inflammation of the myocardium.
It is a viral disease spread by rats. It mainly affects people in certain parts of West Africa.
Scientists insist that this disease needs more attention, considering that there are currently 2 million new cases of infection, of which between 300,000 and 500,000 require medical intervention and 10,000 end in death. .
2024-02-27 03:00:00
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