Those infected with the disease are receiving treatment in hospitals, while 161 people are under medical observation, according to Mwalimu. “BBC”.
For its part, the World Health Organization praised Tanzania’s strategy in dealing with the spread of this virus.
“The efforts made by the Tanzanian health authorities to identify the causes of the disease are a clear indication of the country’s determination to respond effectively to the outbreak,” said Matshidiso Moti, WHO Regional Director for Africa.
The Marburg virus belongs to the same family as the Ebola virus, which is the family of filoviruses, and the risk of death due to this disease may reach regarding 50 percent among infected people.
What are the symptoms?
Marburg virus is a serious and potentially fatal disease, with symptoms of headache, high fever, muscle aches, bloody vomiting, and bleeding.
The aforementioned deadly virus is very similar to Ebola.
There is no vaccine or antiviral treatment approved to deal with this disease, according to the World Health Organization, which added that treatment using rehydration solution and patients taking intravenous fluids has proven effective in treating infected people.
Infections and deaths due to the Marburg virus are currently concentrated in Africa, where the virus has left hundreds of deaths in the past.
This virus was first discovered in 1967 following it infected and killed 31 people instantly in Germany and Serbia.
How is the infection transmitted?
The virus is most commonly transmitted by the Egyptian fruit bat (Rosetta), but green monkeys and African warthogs can also transmit it.
The virus is transmitted between humans by contact with infected people.
