The virus spreads through direct contact (such as through broken skin or mucous membranes in the eyes, nose, or mouth) with: Blood or body fluids* (urine, saliva, sweat, feces, vomit, breast milk, amniotic fluid, and semen) of a person who is sick with or died from Marburg virus disease, or.
Nausea, 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.Abstract. Marburg virus was shown to survive for up to 4-5 days on contaminated surfaces. In aerosol it was not stable, the specific rate of its inactivation being 0.05 min-1.
.No cure or effective treatment exists for Marburg virus disease, making preventing the disease critical through steps like personal protective equipment and safe handling of body fluids.
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Tuberculosis remains one of the world's deadliest infectious diseases, second only to COVID-19, and drug resistant TB strains are still a major concern.
Ebola virus infection is slightly more virulent than Marburg virus infection.
Both diseases are rare, but can cause dramatic outbreaks with high fatality. There is currently no specific treatment or vaccine. Two cases of Marburg virus infection were reported in Uganda.There is no specific treatment for Marburg virus disease. Supportive hospital therapy should be utilized, which includes balancing the patient's fluids and electrolytes, maintaining oxygen status and blood pressure, replacing lost blood and clotting factors, and treatment for any complicating infections.
These precautions include wearing protective gowns, gloves, and masks; placing the infected individual in strict isolation; and sterilization or proper disposal of needles, equipment, and patient excretions. MVD is a very rare disease in people.
People may be at risk of exposure to Marburg virus if they have close contact with:
[1]
- African fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus – the reservoir host of Marburg virus), or their urine and/or excretions;
- [2]
- People sick with Marburg virus disease; or.
- [3] Non-human primates infected with Marburg virus.
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