Marburg virus disease is caused by viruses that produce symptoms of fever, chills, headaches and muscle aches early in the disease; symptoms worsen and ...FactsFactsyoushouldknowaboutMarburgvirusdiseaseWhyisAfricanowseeingsomanycasesofwhatwererelativelyrareviraldiseaseslikeEbolaandMarburgvirusinfections?HistoryWhatisMarburgvirusdisease?CausesWhatcausesMarburgdisease?Symptoms&SignsWhatarethesymptomsandsignsofMarburginfection?WhatistheincubationperiodforaMarburgvirusinfection?RiskFactorsWhatareriskfactorsforgettingMarburginfections?DiagnosisHowdohealthcareprofessionalsdiagnoseMarburgviralinfections?TreatmentWhattreatmentisavailableforMarburgvirusinfections?SpecialistsWhatspecialiststreatMarburginfections?PreventionIsitpossibletopreventMarburgvirusinfections?PrognosisWhatistheprognosisforaMarburgvirusinfection?WhatcomplicationsmayoccurwithMarburginfections?ResearchWhatresearchisongoingaboutMarburgvirusinfections?CenterMarburgVirusDiseaseCenterMoreFindalocalInfectiousDiseaseSpecialistinyourtownFactsyoushouldknowaboutMarburgvirusdiseaseShareYourStoryPicture:AwomanwithMarburgvirusinfectionhasarashonherback;SOURCE:CDCMarburgvirusdiseaseisendemicinAfrica(likelyinAfricangreenmonkeysandcertainbats)andcanbetransmittedtohumans.Thediseasecanbetransmittedfrompersontopersonbyexposuretobloodandotherbodilysecretions.Marburgvirusdiseaseiscausedbyvirusesthatproducesymptomsoffever,chills,headachesandmuscleachesearlyinthedisease;symptomsworsenandmayleadtohemorrhagicfeveranddeath.RiskfactorsincludeexposuretoAfricangreenmonkeysandcertainbats;inaddition,exposuretoaninfectedhumanishighriskfactor.ThediagnosisofMarburgvirusdiseaseisusuallydonebyspecializedlaboratories.Treatmentislimitedtosupportivecare,usuallyinanintensive-careunit.Specialiststhatmaybeconsultedincludecritical-carespecialists,infectious-diseasespecialists,hematologists,lungspecialists,andothers.PreventionofMarburgviraldiseaseinvolvesavoidingcontactwithAfricananimalsthatmaycarrythediseaseandusingstrictisolationprocedurestoavoid