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Descriptor English: Lassa virus
Descriptor Spanish: Virus Lassa
Descriptor virus Lassa
Scope note: Especie de ARENAVIRUS, parte del los Arenavirus del Viejo Mundo (ARENAVIRUS DEL VIEJO MUNDO) y agente etiológico de la FIEBRE DE LASSA. El VIRUS LASSA es un agente infeccioso frecuente en el hombre en el África Occidental. Su huésped natural es el ratón multimamario Mastomys natalensis.
Descriptor Portuguese: Vírus Lassa
Descriptor French: Virus de Lassa
Tree number(s): B04.820.480.500.070.100.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007836
Scope note: 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.
Annotation: infection = LASSA FEVER
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PH physiology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
Previous Indexing: RNA Viruses (1966-1971)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under ARENAVIRIDAE 1981-90; was see under ARENAVIRUSES 1978-80; was see under RNA VIRUSES 1972-77
History Note: 91(72); was see under ARENAVIRIDAE 1981-90; was see under ARENAVIRUSES 1978-80; was see under RNA VIRUSES 1972-77
DeCS ID: 8015
Unique ID: D007836
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/06/22
Lassa virus - Preferred
Concept UI M0012250
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Lassa virus



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