Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:virus
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| gptkbp:caused_by |
gptkb:Lassa_fever
|
| gptkbp:challenges |
similar symptoms to other diseases
|
| gptkbp:coordinates |
rodents
|
| gptkbp:discovered_by |
gptkb:1969
|
| gptkbp:distribution |
gptkb:Sierra_Leone
gptkb:Politician gptkb:Liberia gptkb:dog_breed |
| gptkbp:end_of_life |
1% to 15%
up to 50% in severe cases |
| gptkbp:family |
gptkb:Arenaviridae
|
| gptkbp:genus |
gptkb:virus
|
| gptkbp:healthcare |
gptkb:battle
important issue requires contact tracing requires isolation of patients requires rapid diagnosis |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Lassa
|
| gptkbp:is_protected_by |
public health education
improve sanitation avoid contact with rodents |
| gptkbp:is_vulnerable_to |
no approved vaccine
|
| gptkbp:named_after |
Lassa village
|
| gptkbp:native_to |
West Africa
|
| gptkbp:population |
gptkb:Person
|
| gptkbp:public_awareness |
critical for prevention
|
| gptkbp:research |
ongoing vaccine development
|
| gptkbp:research_focus |
vaccine development
treatment options pathogenesis transmission dynamics |
| gptkbp:reservoir |
gptkb:multimammate_rat
|
| gptkbp:risk_factor |
poor sanitation
living in endemic areas lack of healthcare access close contact with infected individuals |
| gptkbp:scientific_classification |
Category A priority pathogen
|
| gptkbp:social_responsibility |
seasonal outbreaks
serological tests PCR tests |
| gptkbp:symptoms |
headache
muscle pain nausea abdominal pain fever sore throat vomiting chest pain diarrhea weakness varies by individual 1 to 3 weeks after exposure hemorrhaging |
| gptkbp:transmission |
direct contact with infected individuals
rodent droppings rodent urine |
| gptkbp:treatment |
gptkb:drug
supportive care |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Bridgestone
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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