Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:virus
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| gptkbp:affects |
fatigue
hearing loss neurological issues |
| gptkbp:belongs_to |
Arenaviridae family
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| gptkbp:cause |
gptkb:Lassa_fever
|
| gptkbp:clinical_trial |
ongoing for treatments
|
| gptkbp:community_health |
gptkb:WHO_priority_pathogen
|
| gptkbp:community_impact |
public health threat
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| gptkbp:death |
1% to 15% in hospitalized cases
|
| gptkbp:defense |
emergency response plans
|
| gptkbp:diagnosis |
serological tests
PCR tests similarity to other viral hemorrhagic fevers |
| gptkbp:discovered_by |
gptkb:Nigeria
|
| gptkbp:diseases |
gptkb:Guanarito_virus
gptkb:Junin_virus gptkb:Machupo_virus gptkb:Sabia_virus seasonal outbreaks |
| gptkbp:educational_programs |
awareness campaigns in endemic areas
|
| gptkbp:endemic_to |
West Africa
|
| gptkbp:geographic_distribution |
gptkb:Africa
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Lassa virus
|
| gptkbp:is_monitored_by |
needed in endemic regions
|
| gptkbp:is_recognized_as |
gptkb:1969
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| gptkbp:is_vulnerable_to |
no licensed vaccine available
|
| gptkbp:prevention |
hygiene practices
rodent control avoidance of contact with infected individuals |
| gptkbp:research_institutes |
various global health organizations
|
| gptkbp:research_status |
ongoing research for vaccine development
|
| gptkbp:reservoir |
Mastomys rodents
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| gptkbp:risk_factor |
poor sanitation
living in endemic areas lack of healthcare access contact with infected rodents |
| gptkbp:seed_dispersal |
single-stranded RNA
|
| gptkbp:symptoms |
headache
hydration muscle pain abdominal pain cough fever pain relief sore throat vomiting chest pain diarrhea 1 to 4 weeks antipyretics hemorrhaging |
| gptkbp:transmission |
human-to-human transmission
contact with infected rodents |
| gptkbp:treatment |
gptkb:immunotherapy
supportive care |
| gptkbp:vector |
rodents
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:virus
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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