Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası 0365-8104 1307-5608 Ankara University Infectious Diseases Bulaşıcı Hastalıklar Lassa Ateşi Lassa Fever Gültan Kamil ANKARA UNIVERSITY, ANKARA FACULTY OF MEDICINE 09 30 1975 28 3-4 853 866 07 27 1975 09 23 1975 Copyright © 1947, Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası 1947 Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası

Lassa ölüm oram yüksek ( % 36 % 67) epidemiler yapan teh1ikeÌi bir hastahktll*+ Hastane içi bulaì ve epidemileri hastane . jnfeksiyonu olarak ta önem ka.zanrnì$tlr. Lassa At:esinin etyoloii, epidemiyoloji, klinik ve laboratu var bulgularl anlatûml$, korunma. ve tedavi önerileri açlklan.„ rnlêinr. Son yžllarda. tarnmlanabilen hasta11E1. ilgililere tarntmak amacl ile bu konudaki bilgiler derlenmi$ir.

Lassa fever is a dangerous disease -with high death ratio epidemics (3B % 67%). It's also an important disease in rela tion to transmission and epidemics in the hospitals. In this article etiology, epidemiology, clinicaì and laboratory informations of Lassa fever are mentioned, prophylaxis and treatment recommendations are also explained* The infor mations for this item have been collected for the purpose of introducing this disease which is described recently to the concerning persons.

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