English noun: Lassa fever | |||
1. | Lassa fever (state) an acute contagious viral disease of central western Africa; characterized by fever and inflammation and muscular pains and difficulty swallowing; can be used as a bioweapon | ||
Broader (hypernym) | haemorrhagic fever, hemorrhagic fever, VHF, viral haemorrhagic fever, viral hemorrhagic fever | ||