Lassa fever kills 29 people, and 195 are infected. The Nation provides information based on the data of the National Center of Disease Control.
Lassa fever belongs to the same family as the Ebola and Marburg viruses but is much less deadly.
The virus is spread by contact with rat feces or urine causing misfunction of the respiratory system, kidney and the central nervous system.
It starts with fever and can, in worst-case scenarios, lead to severe bleeding and organ failure.
To eliminate the disease the preventive measures of rat fight, and clean water supply is essential.
