What is Marburg virus disease? What are the symptoms and how is it treated?

With two cases in Ghana now confirmed - here's what we know about Marburg virus disease.

inflammation of the testiclesAccording to the WHO, the average fatality rate for the virus is about 50 per cent.

Most Marburg deaths occur between eight and nine days after the onset of symptoms, according to the WHO, usually after the patient suffers "severe blood loss" and goes into shock.Human-to-human transmission occurs though direct contact — via broken skin or mucous membranes — with blood, secretions or other bodily fluid of people infected with the virus.

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