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Lassa virus

Lassa virus noun: an Old World arenavirus that causes fever in human and non-human primates.

Noun

Lassa virus (plural Lassa viruses)

  1. An Old World arenavirus that causes fever in human and non-human primates.

Forms of Lassa virus

pluralLassa viruses

Questions about Lassa virus

What does Lassa virus mean?
Lassa virus means an Old World arenavirus that causes fever in human and non-human primates.
What part of speech is Lassa virus?
Lassa virus is a noun.
What is the plural of Lassa virus?
The plural of Lassa virus is Lassa viruses.

Words near Lassa virus in the dictionary

  1. lasque
  2. lasques
  3. lass
  4. Lassa
  5. Lassa fever
  6. Lassa virus
  7. Lassa viruses
  8. Lassalle
  9. Lassallean
  10. Lassalles
  11. Lassallian

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