The World Health Organization confirmed that a man died from the highly infectious Marburg virus. This virus can be transmitted from fruit bats to humans. World Health OrganizationMarburg virus has caused organ failure and internal bleeding in a man from Guinea, West Africa.According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the disease could spread far and wide.According to the WHO, fruit bats can transmit the disease to humans.For more stories, visit Insider's homepage.One man from Guinea, West Africa has died due to the Marburg virus. This causes organ failure and internal bleeding. The World Health Organization (WHO), confirmed the death of the man on August 9, and warned that the Marburg virus could spread far and wide.According to the WHO, this is the first detection of the Marburg virus in Guinea.According to WHO, the man sought treatment at a local clinic but his condition quickly deteriorated before he died. The man was confirmed to have the Marburg virus by researchers at the Guinean national hemorhagic fever laboratory as well as the Institute Pasteur in Senegal.According to the WHO, the virus can be transmitted to people through fruit bats. It can also be transmitted via surfaces and bodily fluids.According to the WHO, the illness is characterized by a sudden and severe onset of high fever and headaches. Then comes severe internal bleeding within seven days. According to the WHO, the death rate is currently between 24% and 88%.Matshidiso Moeti (the WHO's regional director for Africa), said that "We applaud their alertness and the prompt investigative action taken by Guinea's healthcare workers." In a statement dated August 9, Matshidiso Moeti stated that the WHO's regional director for Africa, Matshidiso Moeti.Moeti stated that he was working with health officials to develop a rapid response that draws on Guinea's experience and expertise in handling Ebola.To identify the close relatives of the deceased, contact tracing efforts have been initiated. Interview with Reuters, Georges Ki-Zerbo (WHO country head for Guinea) said that 155 people had been identified as close contacts. He said they would be monitored for three weeks.Continue the storyIt is active surveillance. The contacts are kept at their home and separated from the rest of the family. "They are visited every day in order to check for potential symptoms," Ki-Zerbo explained to Reuters.Globally, Marburg is treated the same as Ebola. There isn't a vaccine or drug that specifically targets the virus. This is the only difference. He said that only supportive care is available.According to the WHO, the Marburg virus is part of the same virus family that Ebola which has a 50% mortality rate. Ebola was a 2014 epidemic that resulted in 28,600 cases of infection and 11,300 deaths in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.Gueckedou is the Guinean prefecture where the Marburg virus victim died. This is also the place where the 2021 Ebola epidemic in Guinea was first discovered, according to the WHO.The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that the Marburg virus was first discovered in 1967 by scientists who fell ill at Belgrade, Serbia and Frankfurt, Germany, respectively. There were 32 cases and seven deaths. According to the CDC, the virus was discovered by scientists who were exposed to the tissue of African green monkeys while conducting research.According to the CDC, however, fruit bats are still the "reservoirs (hosts)," for the Marburg virus. However, they don't show any obvious signs of illness, even if they have the disease.On August 9, Guinea had reported 27,112 COVID-19 deaths and 263 cases of COVID-19, with an average of 150 new cases per day. Only 2.7% of Guinea's population have been fully vaccinated.Insider has the original article.
