1. an acute contagious viral disease of central western Africa; characterized by fever and inflammation and muscular pains and difficulty swallowing; can be used as a bioweapon;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Lassa fever
n 1: an acute contagious viral disease of central western
Africa; characterized by fever and inflammation and
muscular pains and difficulty swallowing; can be used as a
bioweapon