{"id":73674,"date":"2025-11-16T13:27:03","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T07:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=73674"},"modified":"2025-11-18T13:45:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T08:15:27","slug":"virus-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/virus-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Marburg Virus Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Marburg Virus Disease Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that Ethiopia has reported its first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Marburg Virus Disease<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a severe and often <\/span><b>fatal hemorrhagic fever <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">caused by the Marburg virus.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>History and Origin:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It was <\/span><b>first identified in<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 1967 in the <\/span><b>German city of Marburg<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Cause: Marburg virus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (MARV) and <\/span><b>Ravn virus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (RAVV) of the species Orthomarburgvirus marburgense are the causative agents of Marburg virus disease (MVD).\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rousettus aegyptiacus, a <\/span><b>fruit bat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the Pteropodidae family, is considered the <\/span><b>natural host of Marburg virus.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Transmission of Marburg Virus Disease<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It initially <\/span><b>transmitted from fruit bats<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Rousettus aegyptiacus) to humans.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It spread to other humans through direct contact with bodily fluids of infected individuals or contaminated surfaces.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Geographical spread:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Most outbreaks have occurred in <\/span><b>sub-Saharan Africa<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, including countries like Tanzania, Uganda, Angola, Ghana, Kenya, and Zimbabwe.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Symptoms of Marburg Virus Disease<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Early signs:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> High fever, severe headache, and malaise.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Advanced stage:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 It includes severe bleeding, liver failure, multi-organ dysfunction, shock, and death within 8-9 days of symptom onset.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Treatment:<\/b> <b>No specific treatment exists.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Supportive care includes rehydration, electrolyte replacement, and symptom management, improving survival chances.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/ddnews.gov.in\/en\/ethiopia-reports-nine-cases-of-marburg-virus-disease-in-first-ever-outbreak-who\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>DD News<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marburg Virus Disease is a severe hemorrhagic fever first identified in 1967 in Germany, caused by MARV and RAVV, with the fruit bat as its natural 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