Basic Summary for Marburg virus
Key points
- Brief description of Marburg virus: Serious virus related to Ebola.
- Geography Profile for Marburg virus: Marburg virus is indigenous to Africa.
- About prognosis: The 'prognosis' of Marburg virus usually refers to the likely outcome of Marburg virus.
- Cause details for Marburg virus: As with Ebola virus, the actual animal host for Marburg virus also remains a mystery.
Main name of condition: Marburg virus
Other names or spellings: Marburg disease, Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever, Marburg
What is Marburg virus?
Brief description of Marburg virus: Serious virus related to Ebola. Parent types of Marburg virus: Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers, Filovirus, Diseases contagious from animals
Who gets Marburg virus?
Geography Profile for Marburg virus: 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.
How serious is Marburg virus?
Complications of Marburg virus: see complications of Marburg virus
What causes Marburg virus?
Causes of Marburg virus: see causes of Marburg virus Risk factors for Marburg virus: see risk factors for Marburg virus
What are the symptoms of Marburg virus?
Incubation period for Marburg virus: 5-10 days Symptoms of Marburg virus:see symptoms of Marburg virus
How is it treated?
Treatments for Marburg virus: see treatments for Marburg virus Prevention of Marburg virus:see prevention of Marburg virus
Prognosis of Marburg virus
About prognosis: The 'prognosis' of Marburg virus usually refers to the likely outcome of Marburg virus. The prognosis of Marburg virus may include the duration of Marburg virus, chances of complications of Marburg virus, probable outcomes, prospects for recovery, recovery period for Marburg virus, survival rates, death rates, and other outcome possibilities in the overall prognosis of Marburg virus. Naturally, such forecast issues are by their nature unpredictable.
Mortality rate for Marburg virus: The case-fatality rate for Marburg hemorrhagic fever is between 23-25%.
Causes of Marburg virus
Written and revised by
Gerald Hurowitz, M.D.
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