The Epidemiology and Clinical Presentation of Lassa Fever
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| Description | This video is to educate healthcare providers about Lassa fever, an old world arenavirus named after the town in Nigeria where the first cases occurred in 1969. Today, Lassa fever is endemic in many countries in West Africa, including Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea, and Nigeria. Viewers will learn to describe risk factors and the incubation period for Lassa fever; identify clinical presentation and methods to identify a patient with Lassa fever; and understand parameters of clinical management and critical care for patients. See https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/lassa/ Comments on this video are allowed in accordance with our comment policy: https://www.cdc.gov/SocialMedia/Tools/CommentPolicy.html This video can also be viewed at https://www.cdc.gov/wcms/video/low-res/vhf/2018/1058410584Epidemiology-clinical-presentation-lassa-fever.mp4 |
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| Date | 2018-11-15 |
| Source | commons.wikimedia.org |
| Author | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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Attribution: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2018-11-15