Lassa Fever: Is This Why the World Health Organization Said There Would Be 10,000 New Cases of Ebola a Week by December? - Ebola is not the only haemorrhagic fever that stalks West Africa. The Lassa season is about to begin. This year, like every year, around 20,000 people will succumb to the disease in the region. The symptoms are identical to those of Ebola. Fever, vomiting and bleeding all occur. Lassa, unlike Ebola is spread by infected rats, but once it has infected people human to human transmission begins. Like Ebola patients, those suffering from Lassa need to be treated in strict isolation. Lassa fever is spread by contact with bodily secretions of infected people as well as by inhalation of the dust from dried rat faeces. There is some evidence that supports the sporadic spread of the disease via infected rat bites. Like Ebola, not everyone dies from Lassa. Usually, the death rate is much lower than it is with Ebola, but there have been sporadic outbreaks where the death rate has reached 70%, albeit rarely. - See more at: thedailysheeple/lassa-fever-is-this-why-the-world-health-organization-said-there-would-be-10000-new-cases-of-ebola-a-week-by-december_112014#sthash.NFEWHBMi.4InYxvCr.dpuf
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