The disease caused by the Marburg virus has not yet appeared in Vietnam, but people need to monitor and update the recommendations of the health sector to proactively prevent the disease.
Regarding the epidemic caused by virus Marburg outbreak in Equatorial Guinea, Doctor Nguyen Trung Trung, deputy director of the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases, said that this is a disease that has been recognized in animals for a long time, not a new disease.
The Marburg virus was first recorded in humans from a laboratory in Marburg (Germany), but the disease was quickly localized and controlled. There have also been a few sporadic outbreaks in Africa since then, which have been identified as being transmitted from animals to humans. When infected with Marburg virus, the fatality rate is high (70-80%) but people should not be too alarmed because the spread of this disease is relatively low.
The disease caused by Marburg virus does not have a group of mild or asymptomatic diseases, so it is difficult for the disease to spread like those with mild symptoms or no symptoms. In addition, when infected with the Marburg virus, the patient is often severe, lying in one place, so it will be more difficult to spread, especially on a regional and national scale.
According to Doctor Level, Marburg virus is transmitted through skin contact, contact with surfaces containing the virus, spread through secretions such as blood or close contact with patients. There is no vaccine or specific treatment for Marburg virus disease. However, early supportive care with rehydration and symptomatic treatment improves survival.
“The disease has initial manifestations like a common viral fever such as: high fever, fatigue, headache, muscle and joint fatigue, nausea … Then the disease gets worse, the patient may have blood clotting disorder, failure multi-organ disease, death is relatively quick within 7 days, similar to Ebola virus. People infected with Marburg virus often have symptoms and are isolated according to regulations. from people is also low “- Doctor Level said.
However, with the current convenient travel, experts also warn that the risk of spreading pathogens is possible, so people need to regularly monitor and update the recommendations of the health sector. to actively prevent and combat the Marburg virus.
