On Sunday, the country confirmed the first outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus, placing it and other countries on high alert as experts scramble to contain the disease for which there is no approved vaccine or treatment.
The fruit bats are the main source of Marburg virus.
The family that has Marburg is the same as the one that has E. coli.
According to the WHO, the virus can be spread through contact with the bodily fluids of people who have been exposed to it.
Symptoms of illness include a high temperature, muscle pains, bleeding, and headaches.
Marburg can cause serious illness and can be lethal with fatality rates varying from 24% to 88% depending on virus strain and quality of care.
There are no vaccines or treatments approved to treat the virus, though supportive care and the treatment of specific symptoms can improve outcomes.
The Marburg virus was found in the blood of two people who died of the disease and the Ministry of Health confirmed the cases on Sunday. This is the first outbreak in the country and the second in West Africa. A large number of people have been placed under a quasar after being identified as potential contacts. The country's swift response was praised by the WHO Regional Director for Africa. The WHO has reached out to high-risk countries and they are on alert, according to the organization.
There is a disease called Marburg. African fruit bats are the natural hosts of the Marburgviruses, which can cause devastating effects on humans. People are advised to avoid caves and mines that are occupied by bats because of the risk of spreading the disease. The first cases of the virus were linked to monkeys in Marburg and Frankfurt, Germany and Serbia. Hundreds of people were killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo during the 1998-2000 Marburg disease outbreak. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it can be hard to diagnose Marburg virus disease as it is similar to other infectious diseases.
The bat and us are related to the virus.
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