What is the ‘bleeding eye’ virus? Explained

With an update the World Health Organization on November 9 2024 stating that the 42-day countdown to declare the Marburg virus disease outbreak over, it seems as if Rwanda has seen the end of its recent health crisis. Additional countries that previously reported outbreaks of MVD in the African Region include Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, South Africa, and Uganda. The Marburg virus, is also known as the ‘bleeding eye’ virus, because of its most prominent symptom – bleeding in the eyes. Usually after the fifth day, the bleeding begins in the eye, defining the virus in popular speak, but also, in the nose, gums and vagina.