Known by the name Marburg virus disease, it is extremely rare in nature and has the ability to cause high fatality rate. Read to know what are the unique symptoms of Marburg virus infection.

The Marburg virus has killed five people in north-west Tanzania. The highly-infectious disease is similar to Ebola, with symptoms including fever, muscle pains, diarrhoea, vomiting and ...

The Marburg virus is a member of the filoviridae (filoviruses) family. The disease has an incubation period of 2 to 21 days, according to WHO. It then manifests its symptoms suddenly. Some ...

Equatorial Guinea confirms a Marburg virus outbreak with at least nine deaths and 16 suspected cases. Symptoms like fever, fatigue, blood-stained vomit, and diarrhea were reported. Equatorial ...

Marburg virus disease is transmitted to people from ... It is a severe, often fatal illness with symptoms including headache, fever, muscle pains, vomiting blood and bleeding.

So physicians suspecting that someone is sick with Marburg virus should take a detailed travel history ... And of course, notify state or local health departments immediately. We know symptoms can ...

AMA Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, covers the latest news physicians need to know, including: tracking the Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak, Candida ...

The virus is on a priority watchlist from the WHO (World Health Organization) as it has the potential to cause a deadly ...

Marburg virus was first documented in 1967 when a ... It turned out that he had recently flown a patient suffering with similar symptoms to South Africa for emergency treatment.

The health ministry in Equatorial Guinea reported 2 more deaths in people with symptoms of Marburg virus infection, which would raise the outbreak total to 11 cases, all fatal. On Twitter and in an ...

His symptoms were stark—intense fever ... seemed to point toward bats—arose from disease outbreaks caused by Marburg virus, Ebola’s slightly less notorious relative within the group known ...

Bleeding (hemorrhage) fever is a result of this disease. Marburg virus’s symptoms and Ebola symptoms are similar in nature. There are no medications or vaccinations available to cure the Marburg ...