"Lassa virus" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Lassa viruses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Lassa virus}} Lassa virus (plural Lassa viruses)
  1. An Old World arenavirus that causes fever in human and non-human primates. Wikipedia link: Lassa virus
    Sense id: en-Lassa_virus-en-noun-fCtQzLTk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Proper name [Translingual]

Etymology: From the name of a town in northeastern Nigeria. Head templates: {{head|mul|proper noun|||g=|g2=|head=Lassa virus|nogendercat=1}} Lassa virus
  1. A taxonomic species within the family Arenaviridae – now Lassa mammarenavirus, endemic in West Africa, responsible for Lassa hemorrhagic fever in humans and other primates. Hypernyms (species): Bunyavirales (english: order), Arenaviridae (english: family), Mammarenavirus (english: genus)

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