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Marburg virus disease (MVD), formerly Marburg hemorrhagic fever (MHF) 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). [3] Its clinical symptoms are very similar to those of Ebola virus disease (EVD). [1]
The Marburg virus, which causes bleeding from the eyes, nose, and mouth, can be fatal in up to 90% of those infected ... Symptoms include “sensitivity to light, dizziness, pain behind the eyes ...
Marburg virus symptoms. Initial symptoms of Marburg virus are non-specific—meaning, they could be signs of a lot of different illnesses. “The disease begins with some influenza-like symptoms ...
Amid two outbreaks of the Marburg virus, a cousin of Ebola which causes a severe and often fatal disease, here's what you need to know about symptoms, transmission, and prognosis.
Marburg virus (MARV) is a hemorrhagic fever virus of the Filoviridae family of viruses and a member of the species Marburg marburgvirus, genus Marburgvirus. [1] It causes Marburg virus disease in primates, a form of viral hemorrhagic fever . [ 2 ]
The species was introduced in 1998 as Marburg virus. [10] [11] Because of easy confusion with its virus member Marburg virus, the species name was changed to Lake Viktoria marburgvirus in 2005. [12] [15] In 2010, it was proposed to change the name to Marburg marburgvirus, [7] and this proposal was accepted in early 2012 by the ICTV.
At least 15 people have died in Rwanda from an outbreak of Marburg virus disease, ... and can incubate quietly in a person's body without symptoms for up to 21 days (the average is five to nine ...
Marburg is a virus from the same family as Ebola. It causes a haemorrhagic fever and has an average fatality rate of 50%, according to the WHO, although rates have been as high as 88% in previous ...