Lassa Fever

Alternate Name:

Test:

Specific viral antigen (+), specific IgM (+), S.IgG(H), LFT (AB), B.urea (H), S.creatinine (H)

Sign:

Skin bleeding, mucous membrane bleeding, asci­tes, facial oedema

Dd:

Viral and bacterial respiratory tract infections

Phys:

West African viral haernorrhagic fever with high mortality rate, transmitted by rats