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==External | ==External Links== | ||
* [http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs179/en/index.html WHO factsheet] | * [http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs179/en/index.html WHO factsheet] | ||
* [http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/virlfvr/virlfvr.htm CDC info - viral fevers] | * [http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/virlfvr/virlfvr.htm CDC info - viral fevers] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]
Overview
Historical Perspective
Pathophysiology
Causes
Differentiating Lassa fever from other Diseases
Epidemiology and Demographics
Risk Factors
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
Diagnosis
History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings | Other Diagnostic Studies
Treatment
Medical Therapy | Primary Prevention | Secondary Prevention | Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy | Future or Investigational Therapies
Case Studies
Further reading
- Theiler, Max and Downs, W. G. 1973. The Arthropod-Borne Viruses of Vertebrates: An Account of The Rockefeller Foundation Virus Program 1951-1970. Yale University Press.