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Bookmark or Share- Marburg virus - WikipediaMarburg virus (MARV) is a hemorrhagic fever virus of the Filoviridae family of viruses and a member of the species Marburg marburgvirus, genus Marburgvirus. It causes Marburg virus disease in primates, a form of viral hemorrhagic fever. The virus is considered to be extremely dangerous. The World Health Organization (WHO) rates it as a Risk Group 4 Pathogen (requiring biosafety level 4 ...
- Signs and Symptoms | Marburg (Marburg Virus Disease) | CDCNausea, vomiting, chest pain, a sore throat, abdominal pain, and diarrhea may appear. Symptoms become increasingly severe and can include jaundice, inflammation of the pancreas, severe weight loss, delirium, shock, liver failure, massive hemorrhaging, and multi-organ dysfunction. Clinical diagnosis of Marburg virus disease (MVD) can be difficult.
- Marburg virus disease - World Health Organization (WHO)Marburg virus disease (MVD) is a severe, often fatal illness caused by the Marburg virus. The virus causes severe viral haemorrhagic fever in humans characterized by fever, headache, back pain, muscle pain, abdominal pain, vomiting, confusion, diarrhoea, and bleeding at very late stages. MVD was first identified in Marburg, Germany in 1967.
- Marburg virus disease - WikipediaMarburg virus disease (MVD; formerly Marburg hemorrhagic fever) is a viral hemorrhagic fever in human and non-human primates caused by either of the two Marburgviruses: Marburg virus (MARV) and Ravn virus (RAVV). Its clinical symptoms are very similar to those of Ebola virus disease (EVD).. Egyptian fruit bats are believed to be the normal carrier in nature and Marburg virus RNA has been ...
- Marburg Virus Disease Outbreaks - CDCTanzania Outbreak Update. On March 21, 2023, Tanzania government officials declared the country’s first outbreak of Marburg virus disease. CDC’s Tanzania country office provided immediate support in surveillance, epidemiology, and data management. The outbreak was declared over on May 31 with one probable and 8 confirmed cases, with 5 deaths.
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