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What you need to know about the Marburg virus

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"The West African country of Equatorial Guinea declared an outbreak of the Marburg virus disease in mid-February. There have been at least nine laboratory-confirmed cases, seven of which resulted in death, and 20 probable cases of dead individuals in this outbreak, according to the World Health Organization. CNN: What is the Marburg virus disease? Dr. Leana Wen: The Marburg virus disease is caused by the Marburg virus, which is in the same family of viruses as the Ebola virus. Like Ebola, Marburg causes a severe hemorrhagic fever that impacts multiple organ systems and can include profuse bleeding, and affects both humans and nonhuman primates. The viral infection is a zoonotic disease, meaning that the origin of the disease is transmission from animals to humans. CNN: What are symptoms and what makes this disease so dangerous? Wen: Marburg virus disease is extremely deadly and is highly contagious when engaging in direct contact with an infected person. With previous outbreaks, case fatality rates have ranged from 24% to 88%, with an average fatality rate of around 50%. That means about half the people who contract the disease will die from it. Symptoms often start suddenly, with infected patients experiencing high fever, headache, muscle aches and malaise. It’s also common to have abdominal pain and cramping and heavy watery diarrhea. CNN: How is the Marburg virus spread? Wen: Similar to Ebola, Marburg is spread via direct person-to-person contact. That includes contact with blood or other bodily fluids or objects contaminated with the bodily fluids of an infected person — such as bedding, clothing, needles and other medical equipment. Some cases have also been documented in which semen from a man who has recovered from Marburg has resulted in transmission to his partners." 03/29/03 Check the full article copying the link: https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/29/health/marburg-ebola-virus-africa-health-wellness/index.html

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