Lassa virus

"Lassa virus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A species of ARENAVIRUS, part of the Old World Arenaviruses (ARENAVIRUSES, OLD WORLD), and the etiologic agent of LASSA FEVER. LASSA VIRUS is a common infective agent in humans in West Africa. Its natural host is the multimammate mouse Mastomys natalensis.

Descriptor ID	D007836
MeSH Number(s)	B04.820.057.070.100.500 B04.909.777.080.070.100.500
Concept/Terms	Lassa virus Lassa virus

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Lassa virus".

Organisms [B]
Viruses [B04]
RNA Viruses [B04.820]
Arenaviridae [B04.820.057]
Arenavirus [B04.820.057.070]
Arenaviruses, Old World [B04.820.057.070.100]
Lassa virus [B04.820.057.070.100.500]
Vertebrate Viruses [B04.909]
RNA Viruses [B04.909.777]
Arenaviridae [B04.909.777.080]
Arenavirus [B04.909.777.080.070]
Arenaviruses, Old World [B04.909.777.080.070.100]
Lassa virus [B04.909.777.080.070.100.500]

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