Definition of Lassa virus
1. Noun. The RNA virus that causes Lassa fever.
Medical Definition of Lassa virus
1.
Virulent and highly transmissible arenavirus whose normal host is a rodent Mastomys natalensis), first recorded from Nigeria.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lassa Virus
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