Marburg hemorrhagic fever (patient information)

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Marburg hemorrhagic fever

Overview

What are the symptoms?

What are the causes?

Who is at highest risk?

Diagnosis

When to seek urgent medical care?

Treatment options

Where to find medical care for Marburg hemorrhagic fever?

Prevention

What to expect (Outlook/Prognosis)?

Possible complications

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Overview

What are the Symptoms of Marburg hemorrhagic fever?

Signs and symptoms of Marburg hemorrhagic fever share similarities with other infectious diseases such as malaria or typhoid fever. Arrivinng at the diagnosis may be difficult if only one case is involved.

What Causes Marburg hemorrhagic fever?

Who is at Highest Risk?

  • Close contacts such as family members and hospital staff who haven't used proper barrier nursing techniques
  • Veterinarians and laboratory or quarantine facility workers handling non-human primates from Africa
  • Travelers visiting endemic regions in Africa, including Uganda and other parts of central Africa, and have contact with fruit bats, or enter caves or mines inhabited by fruit bats.

Diagnosis

  • Diagnosis may be established by the following tests to confirm a case of Marburg hemorrhagic fever within a few days of onset of symptoms:
    • Antigen-capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
    • Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
    • IgM-capture ELISA
  • For persons later in the course of disease or after recovery testing by IgG-capture ELISA is preferred.
  • Virus isolation may also be done but with extreme caution and well-equipped facility.
  • In case of deceased patients, laboratory techniques such as immunohistochemistry, virus isolation, or PCR of blood or tissue specimens may be performed in order to confirm the cause of death.

When to Seek Urgent Medical Care?

  • Seek urgent medical care if you experience any of the symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain or cramping, persistent severe watery diarrhea, severe malaise, muscle aches, red eyes, raised rash and bruising.

Treatment Options

Where to find Medical Care for Marburg hemorrhagic fever?

Medical care for Marburg hemorrhagic fever can be found here.

Prevention

What to Expect (Outlook/Prognosis)?

Possible Complications

Sources

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000434.htm


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