Imagine a virus so lethal that up to 90% of those infected don’t survive. That’s Marburg - a rare but extremely dangerous disease with no known cure. In this video, we explore its history, how it ...

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Marburg virus disease is like its close cousin Ebola, but worse. It can have a mortality rate as high as 80% and, unlike at least one strain of Ebola, we do not have an approved vaccine or ...

Marburg disease, a highly infectious virus which can be fatal in up to 88% of cases without treatment, originates in fruit bats and spreads between people through close contact with the bodily ...

Health officials have issued a global alert as Marburg, Mpox, and Oropouche viruses spread across 17 countries. The Marburg virus, dubbed the “bleeding eyes” virus, has killed 15 people in Rwanda, ...

GABRIELLA EMANUEL, BYLINE: A little over a month ago, Rwandan officials announced the country's first Marburg outbreak. It's a nasty disease, a cousin to ebola, and the fatality rate can be as ...

The Marburg virus is notable for its very high fatality rate. But in the current Marburg outbreak, in Rwanda, the fatality rate is far lower than normal. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: ...

BUTERA: Our critical care capacity had been prepared to deal with severe diseases such as Marburg. EMANUEL: In order to understand why critical care is so important, Daniel Bausch of the London School ...

EMANUEL: In order to understand why critical care is so important, Daniel Bausch of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine says, you have to look at past Marburg outbreaks. He cared for ...

Without treatment, Marburg can be fatal in up to 88% of people who fall ill. Symptoms include fever, muscle pains, diarrhea, vomiting and, in some cases, death through extreme blood loss.

“The Rwandan Ministry of Health has issued advice on avoiding close contact with symptomatic people, practising enhanced hygiene measures, and the symptoms of Marburg virus disease [MVD] to look ...