<h5>What is Marburg disease?
</h5>  <p>Marburg virus disease (MVD) is an uncommon but severe fever that affects humans as well as nonhuman primates. The Marburg virus is a zoonotic virus. It was first discovered in 1967, when outbreaks of fever occurred in laboratories in Marburg, Frankfurt in Germany and Belgrade in Serbia.</p>
<p>The African fruit bat is the host of this disease. MVD can cause serious disease or death. Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the first-ever Marburg disease epidemic in Equatorial Guinea. </p>
<p>MVD is mostly found in Sub-Saharan Africa. Cases of MVD in humans have been reported outside of Africa, but they remain rare.
</p> <h5>How does this disease spread?
</h5> <figure>
        <img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/who-confirms-outbreak-of-marburg-disease%2Fmarburg-virus-as-seen-under-a-microscope.jpg?alt=media&token=8026d59e-a40b-4fbd-b656-64da3b12ec6a" alt="How does this disease spread?
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        <figcaption>Marburg virus as seen under a microscope. Photo by Wikimedia Commons.</figcaption>
      </figure> <p>It is uncertain how the Marburg virus spreads from its animal host to humans. Following the initial spread from the host animals to humans, transmission happens through person-to-person contact. It can spread through blood or bodily fluids (urine, saliva, faeces, vomit, etc.) of a person who has Marburg virus disease or has died from it.</p>
<p>MVD can also spread through objects (such as clothes, bedding, and medical equipment) contaminated with the bodily fluids of a person infected with or who has died from this disease. The virus has spread amongst persons in close places and through direct contact. 
</p> <h5>What are the symptoms of this disease?
</h5>  <p>High fever, severe headaches, muscle aches, and pain are all indications of MVD. After 2 or 3 days, the infected person may have abdominal pain, cramping, vomiting, and severe diarrhoea. Jaundice, significant weight loss, liver failure, major haemorrhaging, etc. are other possible symptoms. According to WHO, fatal cases usually involve some sort of haemorrhage.
</p> <h5>Is there any treatment available for this disease?
</h5>  <p>Currently, there is no vaccine or medicine to treat this disease. Treatment is offered to patients to improve their symptoms. Supportive treatment should be used, which includes maintaining the patient's oxygen level and blood pressure, restoring lost blood, etc.</p>
<p>MVD is an extremely rare disease in humans. However, when it does occur, it has the potential to spread to other people. So, improved awareness about this disease can help stop its spread. Let’s hope that scientists are able to find a cure for this disease and that it doesn’t spread further. 
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MVD is a disease whose host is a the African fruit bat. Recently, cases of this virus have been reported in Africa.

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