Lassa

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Archaic form of Lhasa. alt-of, archaic
  2. 2
    Acronym of Latin American Society of South Australia. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
  3. 3
    A town in Borno state, Nigeria.

    "It was first described in the town of Lassa, Nigeria in 1969."

  4. 4
    A city in the Kara Region of Togo

    "Other Catholic elemntary schools are at Lassa and a few other places ."

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lhasa

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"Symptoms of Lassa fever in the early stage include headache and fever, while in later stages people can bleed from their mouth and other orifices."

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Lassa feverLassa virus

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