Transmission-+Lassa+Fever

__Rat-to-Human Transmission __ Through direct contact with Multimammate rat urine and droppings:
 * Such contact can be in the form of eating contaminated food, touching contaminated objects, drinking contaminated water, or from the contamination of cuts or sores. Due to multimammate rats feeding on poorly stored food or food scraps, such transmission is very common.
 * Urine and dropping particles can be inhaled, causing aerosol or airborne transmission
 * Multimammate rats and other //Mastomys// rodents are sometimes used as a food source, which can lead to infection from contact during the catching or preparing processes.



__Human-to-Human Transmission__ Through contact with virus in an infected individual's blood, tissue, secretions, and excretions:
 * Casual contact, including everything from skin-to-skin contact to exchanges of body fluids, can transmit the virus from one individual to another.
 * Nosocomial contact from contaminated medical equipment, particularly reused medical equipment like reused needles, can also lead to transmission.