In late June, two unrelated people — a 26\u002Dyear\u002Dold man and a 51\u002Dyear\u002Dold man in Ghana — died in hospital from the deadly virus
Its symptoms include high fever and severe headaches, while muscle aches and pains are also common. On the third day of infection, severe diarrhea, stomach pain, nausea and vomiting may start. Patients can appear “ghost-like” and will be extremely lethargic, says the WHO. In fatal cases, the patient usually has bleeding from several areas, including the nose and gums.
In late June, two unrelated people — a 26-year-old man and a 51-year-old man in Ghana — died in hospital after checking themselves in, suffering from diarrhea, fever, nausea and vomiting. More than 90 people who came into contact with them are being monitored.Article content “In 2008, two independent cases were reported in travellers who visited a cave inhabited by Rousettus bat colonies in Uganda,” says the WHO, adding that prolonged exposure to mines or caves where those colonies live can result in human infection.
Doctor Mark Katz, a member of the World Health Organisation , taking an oral sample from patient Feliciana suspected of having Marburg haemorrhagic fever in Kinguangua, near Uige. Feliciana’s grandmother, sister and ex-husband died of Marburg haemorrhagic fever. The young woman tested negative after being transported to the Uige Provincial Hospital for observation.An outbreak was declared in Guinea in 2021, and lasted for five weeks, after a single case of the virus.
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