Lassa may refer to:
Biology and medicine
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Asthena lassa
''Asthena lassa'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some Bri ...
'', a moth in the family Geometridae
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Lassa fever
Lassa fever, also known as Lassa hemorrhagic fever (LHF), is a type of viral hemorrhagic fever caused by the Lassa virus. Many of those infected by the virus do not develop symptoms. When symptoms occur they typically include fever, weakness, ...
, a type of viral hemorrhagic fever caused by the Lassa virus
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Lassa hastata (''Pavonia hastata''), a shrub in the family Malvaceae
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Lassa virus
''Lassa mammarenavirus'' (LASV) is an arenavirus that causes Lassa hemorrhagic fever,
a type of viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF), in humans and other primates. ''Lassa mammarenavirus'' is an emerging virus and a select agent, requiring Biosafet ...
(LASV), the arenavirus that causes Lassa hemorrhagic fever, named after Lassa in
Borno State, Nigeria
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Saphenista lassa'', a species of moth of the family Tortricidae
Places
*Lassa, a town in
Borno State, Nigeria
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Lassa, Lebanon, a municipality in the Byblos District of Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon
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Lassa, Togo, a city in the Kara Region of Togo
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Lhasa, Tibet, China of which Lassa is an alternate spelling
Other uses
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Lassa Oppenheim
Lassa Francis Lawrence Oppenheim (30 March 1858 – 7 October 1919) was a German jurist. He is regarded by many as the father of the modern discipline of international law, especially the hard legal positivist school of thought. He inspired Jose ...
, a German jurist and author of ''International Law: A Treatise''
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Lassa (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name)
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FC Barcelona Lassa, a Spanish professional basketball club
See also
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Lasa (disambiguation)
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Lassas, a surname (including a list of people with the name)
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Lhasa (disambiguation)
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