Marburg starts with a severe headache followed by hemorrhaging and leads to death in 80 percent or more of cases in about nine days. It is from the same family of viruses as Ebola, which has killed thousands in West Africa in recent months.
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Showing posts with label Marburg. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Marburg. Show all posts
Tuesday, 7 October 2014
{Marburg Virus} New Disease, Marburg Fever Emerges In Uganda, Kills One.
A man has died in Uganda's capital after an outbreak of Marburg, a
highly infectious hemorrhagic fever similar to Ebola, authorities said
on Sunday, adding that a total of 80 people who came into contact with
him were quarantined.
Marburg starts with a severe headache followed by hemorrhaging and leads to death in 80 percent or more of cases in about nine days. It is from the same family of viruses as Ebola, which has killed thousands in West Africa in recent months.
Marburg starts with a severe headache followed by hemorrhaging and leads to death in 80 percent or more of cases in about nine days. It is from the same family of viruses as Ebola, which has killed thousands in West Africa in recent months.
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