Overview. Ebola virus and Marburg virus are related viruses that may cause hemorrhagic fevers. These are marked by severe bleeding ...Scheduleyourappointmentnowforsafein-personcare.Learnmore:MayoClinicfactsaboutcoronavirusdisease2019(COVID-19)Our COVID-19patient andvisitorguidelines,plustrustedhealthinformationLateston COVID-19vaccination bysite:ArizonapatientvaccinationupdatesArizona,FloridapatientvaccinationupdatesFlorida,RochesterpatientvaccinationupdatesRochesterandMayoClinicHealthSystempatientvaccinationupdatesMCHSSkiptositenavigationSkiptoContentThiscontentdoesnothaveanEnglishversion.ThiscontentdoesnothaveanArabicversion.SectionsforEbolavirusandMarburgvirusSymptoms&causesDiagnosis&treatmentPrintOverviewEbolavirusandMarburgvirusarerelatedvirusesthatmaycausehemorrhagicfevers.Thesearemarkedbyseverebleeding(hemorrhage),organfailureand,inmanycases,death.BothvirusesarenativetoAfrica,wheresporadicoutbreakshaveoccurredfordecades.EbolavirusandMarburgvirusliveinanimalhosts.Humanscangetthevirusesfrominfectedanimals.Aftertheinitialtransmission,thevirusescanspreadfrompersontopersonthroughcontactwithbodyfluidsoruncleanitemssuchasinfectedneedles.NodrughasbeenapprovedtotreatEbolavirusorMarburgvirus.PeoplediagnosedwithEbolavirusorMarburgvirusreceivesupportivecareandtreatmentforcomplications.OnevaccinehasbeenapprovedforEbolavirus.Scientistsarestudyingothervaccinesforthesedeadlydiseases.Products&ServicesBook:MayoClinicFamilyHealthBook,5thEditionCoronavirusmap:TrackingthetrendsNewsletter:MayoClinicHealthLetter—DigitalEditionU.S.COVID-19VaccineTracker:Seeyourstate'sprogressShowmoreproductsfromMayoClinicSymptomsSignsandsymptomstypicallybeginabruptlywithinfiveto10daysofinfectionwithEbolavirusorMarburgvirus.Earlysignsandsymptomsinclude:FeverSevereheadacheJointandmuscleachesChillsWeaknessOvertime,symptomsbecomeincreasinglysevereandmayinclude:NauseaandvomitingDiarrhea(maybebloody)RedeyesRaisedrashChestpainandcoughSorethroatStomachpainSevereweightlossBruisingBleeding,usuallyfromtheeyes,