Lassa Fever — Nigeria
More than 130 people are suspected to have died from a Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria, according to statistics from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
The disease can cause fever and haemorrhaging of various parts of the body — including the eyes and nose — and can spread through contact with an infected rat. Person to person transmission is also possible, albeit less common.
For people witnessing the symptoms, alarm bells may ring and raise fears of Ebola — but this is
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