Former President Association of Resident Doctors at Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) Dr. Adebayo Sekumade, explained that treatment of the disease is supportive, to ensure the patient is not dehydrated. Dr. Modupe Akinyinka, a Senior lecturer and Consultant Public Health Physician at Department of Community Health and Primary Health Care Lagos State University College of Medicine (LASUCOM), said Lassa fever occurs in all age groups and both sexes. He said: “These tests can be done at Virology Reference Laboratory at Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Lagos. “In healthcare settings, prevention is by standard precautions, where all blood and body fluids are considered potentially infectious. Standard precautions are applied to all patients at all times and in all healthcare settings.

Source: The Guardian February 02, 2020 03:56 UTC