Prognosis of Lassa fever

Deaths and Mortality Rates

Mortality rate for Lassa fever: Approximately 15%-20% of patients hospitalized for Lassa fever die from the illness. However, overall only about 1% of infection with the Lassa virus result in death. The death rates are particularly high for women in the third trimester of pregnancy, and for fetuses, about 95% of which die in the uterus of infected pregnant mothers. (Source: excerpt from Lassa Fever: DVRD)

Complications:

Complications of Lassa fever may include:

• Deafness
• Sensorineural deafness
• Serious complications can arise during the course:
  • Shock
  • Hypotension
• more complications...»

Complications of Lassa fever from the Diseases Database include:

• Shock
• Zoonosis
• Sensorineural hearing loss
• Pyrexia
• Myalgia
• more complications...»

See also complications of Lassa fever.

Lassa fever: Research More

• Lassa fever: Introduction
• Symptoms: Lassa fever
• Complications: Lassa fever

About prognosis:

The 'prognosis' of Lassa fever usually refers to the likely outcome of Lassa fever. The prognosis of Lassa fever may include the duration of Lassa fever, chances of complications of Lassa fever, probable outcomes, prospects for recovery, recovery period for Lassa fever, survival rates, death rates, and other outcome possibilities in the overall prognosis of Lassa fever. Naturally, such forecast issues are by their nature unpredictable.

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