Two confirmed cases of the deadly Marburg virus, a highly contagious disease belonging to the same family as the Ebola virus, have been confirmed in Ghana. According to the country, both patients recently died at a hospital in the southern Ashanti region. Her samples were positive earlier this month and have now been checked by a lab in Senegal.
As the “BBC” quoted the West African country’s health authorities, 98 people are now in quarantine as they are considered contact persons. There is still no treatment in case of infection – the death rate from the disease is 23 percent. However, drinking plenty of water and treating certain symptoms can improve patient survival.
Serious, often fatal disease
The virus is transmitted from flying foxes to humans and spreads between humans by transferring bodily fluids. It is a serious, often fatal disease with symptoms such as headache, fever, muscle aches, vomiting blood and bleeding.
warn authorities
Authorities warn people to stay away from caves and thoroughly cook all meat products before consuming them. In Africa, previous outbreaks and sporadic cases have been reported in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, South Africa and Uganda, according to WHO. Marburg’s first eruption occurred in Germany in 1967, killing seven people.
In 2005, more than 200 people died from the virus in Angola — the deadliest outbreak to date, according to the World Health Organization.
Source: Krone
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