Corona virus Till now it has not gone completely from India, every day new cases are coming to the fore… Amidst this, a new virus is wreaking havoc on the African country Tanzania. The name of this virus is Marburg, Marburg virus is a severe type of hemorrhagic fever, which occurs in humans due to Marburg virus. This RNA virus is a member of the filovirus family. Ebola virus was also a member of this family. This virus is not a new virus, for the first time this virus was found in Germany in 1967. This virus was also named Marburg because the first outbreak of this virus occurred in Marburg and Frankfurt in Germany and Belgrade in Serbia.
The situation is bad in Tanzania
An outbreak has been declared regarding this virus in the African country of Tanzania. The government there has formed an emergency response team. At the same time, the World Health Organization said that till now 161 people who are victims of this virus have been traced through contact tracing. Due to this virus, many people have died so far. According to WHO, when there was an outbreak in 1967, then the death rate from it was 24 to 88 percent.
How is this virus recognized
If you become a victim of this virus, then the easiest way to identify it is to pay attention to your symptoms. If you have become a victim of this virus, then you will feel like high fever, headache, nervousness as well as muscle pain, abdominal pain, cramps, nausea and vomiting. Some people also show symptoms of diarrhea. If you have become a victim of this virus, then your eyes start to look sunken. According to WHO, if the infection is severe and the patient does not get timely treatment, he may die in 9 to 10 days.
What is the way to avoid this virus
So far no vaccine has been made to prevent this virus. The World Health Organization says that to prevent this, the infected patient should be kept drinking water repeatedly, along with this the oxygen level has to be maintained and they should be treated according to the symptoms, by doing this the patient will improve. The scope remains. WHO says that the monoclonal antibody or antiviral that was used to protect against Ebola virus can also be used for this virus.
Effect of this virus on India
The Marburg virus has not yet reached India, but it does not mean that it cannot reach India. When Corona also started spreading in China, people thought that it cannot come to India, but we all saw how much destruction it caused in the whole world including India. Therefore, if a person is coming after traveling to an African country, then he should pay attention to his symptoms for a few days. Common people should also pay attention to their symptoms and if any of the symptoms mentioned above appear in them, then contact the doctor immediately.
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