Bleeding Eye Virus Or Marburg Disease Infection Can Stay In Genitals For 12 Months: WHO
1 month ago

Bleeding Eye Virus Or Marburg Disease Infection Can Stay In Genitals For 12 Months: WHO

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Bleeding Eye Virus: There is a lot of fear-mongering and sensationalism surrounding the Marburg disease or Bleeding Eye virus that is raging in Rwanda, and has likely spread to other African countries. WHO Recommendations To Sexually Active Male MVD Survivors Medical experts must offer counselling to male MVD survivors and their sexual partners Inform the recovered patient and his/her partner of the potential risk Support them adhering to safer sex practices Offer monthly semen testing until abstention of two consecutive negative test results. ABP Live also connected with medical experts to know what they think about the condition, and they said MVD survivors can safely resume normal sexual practices with minimised risk of Marburg virus transmission after abstention of two consecutive negative test results. Dr. Rohit Kumar Garg, Senior Consultant, Infectious Diseases, Amrita Hospital, Faridabad, elaborated on the WHO report that the Bleeding Eye virus is sexually transmissible even after recovery up to 12 months after first infection. Dr Aklesh Tandekar, Head consultant critical care, Wockhardt Hospitals, Mira Road, Mumbai, also shared advice when asked if the virus is sexually transmissible up to 12 months after first infection, and what precautions adults should take: Practice safe sex by using condoms correctly and consistently.

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Bleeding Eye Virus: Doctors Advise How To Prevent Contracting The Marburg Disease
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1 month ago

Bleeding Eye Virus: Doctors Advise How To Prevent Contracting The Marburg Disease

ABP News  

'Bleeding Eye’ Virus Outbreak: The UK media are reporting that travellers have been urged to take extra precautions as the Marburg, Mpox and Oropouche viruses have reportedly spread in 17 countries. Feared as one of the deadliest diseases on Earth — with a 50-50 chance of death — the Marburg virus disease could spread to other African countries already dealing …

What is the ‘bleeding eye’ virus that has killed 15 in Rwanda?
1 month ago

What is the ‘bleeding eye’ virus that has killed 15 in Rwanda?

Firstpost  

A deadly outbreak of the Marburg virus, also known as the ‘bleeding eye virus,’ has claimed the lives of 15 people in Rwanda. The Marburg virus poses a terrifying 50/50 risk of death and is thought to be one of the worst illnesses on the planet This virus causes viral hemorrhagic fever, attacking blood vessels and potentially leading to heavy …

What Is The 'Bleeding Eye' Virus That Has Sparked Global Fear? All About The Deadly Marburg Disease
1 month ago

What Is The 'Bleeding Eye' Virus That Has Sparked Global Fear? All About The Deadly Marburg Disease

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The deadly Marburg virus disease is reportedly on the spread in Africa, claiming 15 lives in Rwanda, and prompting countries like the US and the UK to issue warnings to its citizens planning to visit the continent. In September, the CNN reported that for the first time in Rwanda’s history, its health ministry was dealing with an outbreak of Marburg …

Bleeding eye disease marburg virus All you need to know about symptoms treatment vaccine
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Bleeding eye disease marburg virus All you need to know about symptoms treatment vaccine

India Today  

The Marburg virus, also known as the 'bleeding eye' virus, has killed 15 people in Rwanda. The nickname "bleeding eye virus" comes from Marburg's severe symptoms, which in critical cases can cause bleeding from the eyes, nose, or mouth. It causes Marburg virus disease, a severe hemorrhagic fever with a high fatality rate, ranging from 24% to 88%, depending on …

Bleeding eye virus kills 15 people in Rwanda: Symptoms to treatment, here’s all that you need to know
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1 month ago

Bleeding eye virus kills 15 people in Rwanda: Symptoms to treatment, here’s all that you need to know

Hindustan Times  

In seventeen countries, warnings have been issues to travelers against the Marburg virus. Also named as the bleeding eye virus, because of one of its symptoms, Marburg virus has claimed 15 lives in Rwanda by now. Marburg or the bleeding eye virus is a member of the Ebola family, which can cause viral hemorrhagic fever, leading to blood vessel damage …

Marburg virus outbreak: What you need to know as Europe fears cases
3 months ago

Marburg virus outbreak: What you need to know as Europe fears cases

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Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Electron microscopic image of an isolate of Marburg virus …

Marburg virus deaths rise to 11 as source still being investigated
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Marburg virus deaths rise to 11 as source still being investigated

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Marburg hemorrhagic fever has killed 11 people in Rwanda, health authorities …

Suspected Marburg virus cases in Hamburg test negative amid fears of outbreak
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Suspected Marburg virus cases in Hamburg test negative amid fears of outbreak

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Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Two passengers with suspected cases of Marburg virus in Germany have tested negative for the highly …

Marburg outbreak in Africa: What you need to know about the deadly virus
1 year, 9 months ago

Marburg outbreak in Africa: What you need to know about the deadly virus

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The Marburg virus is a highly infectious, Ebola-like disease. There is currently no treatment or vaccine for the disease Two African countries are now facing an outbreak of the Marburg virus. The virus, a highly infectious, Ebola-like disease has left at least a dozen dead in West Africa’s Equatorial Guinea and East Africa’s Tanzania. Let’s take a closer look at …

Equatorial Guinea confirms 8 new cases of Marburg virus
1 year, 9 months ago

Equatorial Guinea confirms 8 new cases of Marburg virus

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Equatorial Guinea has confirmed another eight cases of the “highly virulent” Marburg virus, a deadly hemorrhagic fever with no authorized vaccine or treatment. The WHO said the new cases in Equatorial Guinea were found in the provinces of Kie Ntem, Litoral and Centro Sur, all with borders with Cameroon and Gabon. “The areas reporting cases are about …

Child infected with Marburg virus dies in Ghana
2 years, 5 months ago

Child infected with Marburg virus dies in Ghana

Al Jazeera  

The number of fatalities in the country has risen to three since Ghana registered its first-ever Marburg virus outbreak last month. A child who contracted the highly infectious Ebola-like Marburg virus in Ghana has died, a World Health Organization official has said. The death on Tuesday brings the total number of fatalities in the country to three since Ghana registered …

Marburg virus factsheet| Highly infectious, fatality rate can go up to 88%
2 years, 5 months ago

Marburg virus factsheet| Highly infectious, fatality rate can go up to 88%

Hindustan Times  

Another virus has sparked fresh concerns in many parts of the world after Ghana in West Africa reported its first Marburg outbreak. In humans, the Marburg virus causes severe viral hemorrhagic fever. Case fatality rates have varied from 24% to 88% in past outbreaks depending on virus strain and case management,” says the world health body in a factsheet. The …

Ghana reports highly infectious Ebola-like Marburg virus: Symptoms, treatment
2 years, 5 months ago

Ghana reports highly infectious Ebola-like Marburg virus: Symptoms, treatment

Hindustan Times  

Ghana has announced the country’s first outbreak of Marburg virus disease after a World Health Organization laboratory confirmed earlier test results. Previous Marburg outbreaks and individual cases have appeared in Angola, Congo, Kenya, South Africa and Uganda, it said. Illness caused by Marburg virus begins abruptly, with high fever, severe headache and severe malaise. Diagnosis Confirmation that symptoms are caused …

Marburg disease: WHO declares outbreak in Ghana | Top points
2 years, 5 months ago

Marburg disease: WHO declares outbreak in Ghana | Top points

Hindustan Times  

The World Health Organisation has declared Ghana's first outbreak of the Ebola-like marburg disease after laboratories confirmed the infection in two persons who later succumbed to the virus earlier this month. In humans, the marburg virus causes severe viral hemorrhagic fever. About 50 per cent of Marburg Virus Disease cases result in fatalities on average. Fruit bats of the Pteropodidae …

Two suspected cases of Marburg virus disease reported in Ghana
2 years, 5 months ago

Two suspected cases of Marburg virus disease reported in Ghana

ABC  

Ghana has reported its first ever suspected cases of Marburg virus disease, after preliminary samples taken from two patients who died after showing symptoms were positive for the viral haemorrhagic fever. Key points: The WHO says it is working closely with Ghana authorities to prepare for a possible outbreak Ghana Health Service says no new cases have been reported since …

Over 150 in isolation after man killed by Marburg virus in Guinea; all you need to know about Ebola's deadly cousin
3 years, 4 months ago

Over 150 in isolation after man killed by Marburg virus in Guinea; all you need to know about Ebola's deadly cousin

Firstpost  

The Marburg virus belongs to the same family as Ebola, and previous outbreaks have erupted elsewhere across Africa in Angola, Congo, Kenya, South Africa and Uganda Guinea confirmed a case of Marburg disease, caused by a lethal virus that’s related to Ebola and, like COVID-19, passed from animal hosts to humans, the World Health Organisation said earlier this week, The …

Guinea confirms West Africa’s first Marburg virus death, reports WHO
3 years, 4 months ago

Guinea confirms West Africa’s first Marburg virus death, reports WHO

India TV News  

Health authorities in West Africa have confirmed the region’s first death due to the Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease that causes haemorrhagic fever similar to Ebola, the World Health Organisation has said. The Marburg virus belongs to the same family as Ebola, and previously outbreaks have erupted elsewhere across Africa in Angola, Congo, Kenya, South Africa and Uganda. “The …

Marburg Virus Disease in South Africa Know Deadly Marburg Virus Symptoms Causes WHO Guidelines
3 years, 4 months ago

Marburg Virus Disease in South Africa Know Deadly Marburg Virus Symptoms Causes WHO Guidelines

ABP News  

New Delhi: A case of the Marburg virus disease or MVD was reported from West Africa, the World Health Organization has said. Rousettus bats are the natural hosts for the Marburg virus, even though in the first outbreak the source were the Green monkeys. Symptoms Of Marburg A person can begin to show symptoms from anywhere between two and 21 …

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