Introduction
This paper discusses Lassa fever, an infectious disease with regard to its causality organism, transmission, epidemiology, and factors causing the illness, clinical manifestation and diagnosis and the role of the nurse in controlling the illness. Lassa fever is a severe viral hemorrhagic infection caused by Lassa virus, which is affiliated to arenavidae virus family. Sierra Leone comprises of approximately 90% Africans of various tribal groups. The Temne people occupies approximately 30% of the total population in Sierra Leone and reside in the Northern part of the country. The current prevalence rate of the infection in the entire west Africa is ...
