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Lassa Fever
The Lassa Fever-causing virus is found in West Africa and was first discovered in 1969 in Lassa, Nigeria.
The fever is spread by rats and is primarily found in countries in West Africa including Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea, and Nigeria where it is endemic.
Human beings can transmit the virus to each other through contact with infected bodily fluids.
The best way to avoid getting infected is to avoid contact with rats.
Ribavirin, an antiviral drug, has been used to successfully treat Lassa fever in patients.
Mild symptoms include slight fever, fatigue, weakness and headache.
Serious symptoms include bleeding, difficulty breathing, vomiting, facial swelling, pain in the chest, back, and abdomen and shock.
Death can occur from two weeks of the onset of symptoms, usually as a result of multi-organ failure.
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