The outbreak recently happened in Angora, Africa...
THIS virus is F-A-T-A-L and no specific antidote
Hope this info helps people
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What is it?
Marburg hemorrhagic fever is a rare, severe type of hemorrhagic fever which
affects both humans and non-human primates. Caused by a genetically unique
zoonotic (that is, animal-borne) RNA virus of the filovirus family, its
recognition led to the creation of this virus family. The four species of Ebola
virus are the only other known members of the filovirus family.
When?...
Marburg virus was first recognized in 1967, when outbreaks of hemorrhagic fever
occurred simultaneously in laboratories in Marburg and Frankfurt, Germany and in
Belgrade, Yugoslavia (now Serbia). A total of 32 people became ill; they
included laboratory workers as well as several medical personnel and family
members who had cared for them. The first people infected had been exposed to
African green monkeys or their tissues. In Marburg, the monkeys had been
imported for research and to prepare polio vaccine.
Where?...
Marburg virus is indigenous to Africa. While the geographic area to which it is
native is unknown, this area appears to include at least parts of Uganda and
Western Kenya, and perhaps Zimbabwe. As with Ebola virus, the actual animal host
for Marburg virus also remains a mystery. Both of the men infected in 1980 in
western Kenya had traveled extensively, including making a visit to a cave, in
that region. The cave was investigated by placing sentinels animals inside to
see if they would become infected, and by taking samples from numerous animals
and arthropods trapped during the investigation. The investigation yielded no
virus. The sentinel animals remained healthy and no virus isolations from the
samples obtained have been reported.
How do we(humans) get it?
Just how the animal host first transmits Marburg virus to humans is unknown.
However, as with some other viruses which cause viral hemorrhagic fever, humans
who become ill with Marburg hemorrhagic fever may spread the virus to other
people. This may happen in several ways. Persons who have handled infected
monkeys and have come in direct contact with their fluids or cell cultures, have
become infected. Spread of the virus between humans has occurred in a setting of
close contact, often in a hospital. Droplets of body fluids, or direct contact
with persons, equipment, or other objects contaminated with infectious blood or
tissues are all highly suspect as sources of disease.
What are the symptoms?
After an incubation period of 5-10 days, the onset of the disease is sudden and
is marked by fever, chills, headache, and myalgia. Around the fifth day after
the onset of symptoms, a maculopapular rash, most prominent on the trunk (chest,
back, stomach), may occur. Nausea, vomiting, chest pain, a sore throat,
abdominal pain, and diarrhea then may appear. Symptoms become increasingly
severe and may include jaundice, inflammation of the pancreas, severe weight
loss, delirium, shock, liver failure, and multi-organ dysfunction.
Because many of the signs and symptoms of Marburg hemorrhagic fever are similar
to those of other infectious diseases, such as malaria or typhoid fever,
diagnosis of the disease can be difficult, especially if only a single case is
involved.
Antigen-capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) testing, IgM-capture
ELISA, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and virus isolation can be used to
confirm a case of Marburg hemorrhagic fever within a few days of the onset of
symptoms. The IgG-capture ELISA is appropriate for testing persons later in the
course of disease or after recovery. The disease is readily diagnosed by
immunohistochemistry, virus isolation, or PCR of blood or tissue specimens from
deceased patients.
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The outbreak recently happened in Angora, Africa...
THIS virus is F-A-T-A-L and no specific antidote
Hope this info helps people
_____________________________________________________________________________
What is it?
Marburg hemorrhagic fever is a rare, severe type of hemorrhagic fever which affects both humans and non-human primates. Caused by a genetically unique zoonotic (that is, animal-borne) RNA virus of the filovirus family, its recognition led to the creation of this virus family. The four species of Ebola virus are the only other known members of the filovirus family.
When?...
Marburg virus was first recognized in 1967, when outbreaks of hemorrhagic fever occurred simultaneously in laboratories in Marburg and Frankfurt, Germany and in Belgrade, Yugoslavia (now Serbia). A total of 32 people became ill; they included laboratory workers as well as several medical personnel and family members who had cared for them. The first people infected had been exposed to African green monkeys or their tissues. In Marburg, the monkeys had been imported for research and to prepare polio vaccine.
Where?...
Marburg virus is indigenous to Africa. While the geographic area to which it is native is unknown, this area appears to include at least parts of Uganda and Western Kenya, and perhaps Zimbabwe. As with Ebola virus, the actual animal host for Marburg virus also remains a mystery. Both of the men infected in 1980 in western Kenya had traveled extensively, including making a visit to a cave, in that region. The cave was investigated by placing sentinels animals inside to see if they would become infected, and by taking samples from numerous animals and arthropods trapped during the investigation. The investigation yielded no virus. The sentinel animals remained healthy and no virus isolations from the samples obtained have been reported.
How do we(humans) get it?
Just how the animal host first transmits Marburg virus to humans is unknown. However, as with some other viruses which cause viral hemorrhagic fever, humans who become ill with Marburg hemorrhagic fever may spread the virus to other people. This may happen in several ways. Persons who have handled infected monkeys and have come in direct contact with their fluids or cell cultures, have become infected. Spread of the virus between humans has occurred in a setting of close contact, often in a hospital. Droplets of body fluids, or direct contact with persons, equipment, or other objects contaminated with infectious blood or tissues are all highly suspect as sources of disease.
What are the symptoms?
After an incubation period of 5-10 days, the onset of the disease is sudden and is marked by fever, chills, headache, and myalgia. Around the fifth day after the onset of symptoms, a maculopapular rash, most prominent on the trunk (chest, back, stomach), may occur. Nausea, vomiting, chest pain, a sore throat, abdominal pain, and diarrhea then may appear. Symptoms become increasingly severe and may include jaundice, inflammation of the pancreas, severe weight loss, delirium, shock, liver failure, and multi-organ dysfunction.
Because many of the signs and symptoms of Marburg hemorrhagic fever are similar to those of other infectious diseases, such as malaria or typhoid fever, diagnosis of the disease can be difficult, especially if only a single case is involved.
Antigen-capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) testing, IgM-capture ELISA, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and virus isolation can be used to confirm a case of Marburg hemorrhagic fever within a few days of the onset of symptoms. The IgG-capture ELISA is appropriate for testing persons later in the course of disease or after recovery. The disease is readily diagnosed by immunohistochemistry, virus isolation, or PCR of blood or tissue specimens from deceased patients.
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*I hope you'll learn something...please add comments after reading...Thank you very much for your generosity...
*If you want to learn more try looking in the internet...