LASSA VIRUS

Crosswords: LASSA VIRUS

Specialty definitions using "LASSA VIRUS": LCM-Lassa Complex Viruses. (references)

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Specialty Definition: LASSA VIRUS

Domain	Definition
Health	A species of arenavirus, part of the lcm-lassa complex viruses, and the etiologic agent of Lassa fever. Lassa virus is a common infective agent in humans in West Africa. Its natural host is the multimammate mouse Mastomys natalensis. (references)
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Photo Album: LASSA VIRUS

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	The Lassa virus can cause altered liver morphology with hemorrhagic necrosis and inflammation. The virus, a member of the virus family Arenaviridae, is a single-stranded RNA virus and is zoonotic, or animal-borne. Credit: CDC.
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Non-Fiction Usage: LASSA VIRUS

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		However, overall only about 1% of infection with the Lassa virus result in death. (references)
		The reservoir, or host, of Lassa virus is a rodent known as the "multimammate rat" of the genus Mastomys. (references)
		The cause of the illness was found to be Lassa virus, named after the town in Nigeria where the first cases originated. (references)
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: LASSA VIRUS

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Anagrams: LASSA VIRUS

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-i-l-r-s-s-s-u-v"
	-3 letters: assails, salivas, salvias, vassals, visuals.
	-4 letters: assail, assais, avails, larvas, lauras, rivals, saliva, salsas, salvia, silvas, sisals, urials, vassal, visual.
	-5 letters: alias, arias, arils, arsis, arval, assai, aural, auras, auris, avail, laari, lairs, laris, larva, laura, lavas, liars, liras, raias, rails, rials, risus, rival, sails, salsa, saris, sauls, sials, silva, sisal, slurs, sural.
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