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Descriptor
English
:
Lassa virus
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Virus Lassa
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Vírus Lassa
Tree Number:
B04.820.057.070.100.500
Definition
English
:
A species of
ARENAVIRUS
, part of the Old World
Arenaviruses
(
ARENAVIRUSES
, OLD WORLD), 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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
infection
=
LASSA FEVER
History Note
English
:
91(72); was see under ARENAVIRIDAE 1981-90; was see under ARENAVIRUSES 1978-80; was see under RNA VIRUSES 1972-77
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
DE
drug effects
EN
enzymology
GE
genetics
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PY
pathogenicity
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
UL
ultrastructure
Record Number:
8015
Unique Identifier:
D007836
Occurrence in VHL
:
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