Outbreaks of deadly viruses like Ebola

A virus called Marburg is in danger of spreading in Uganda when it can cause up to 80% of people infected. The most difficult thing to prevent the risk of an outbreak is still not being prevented. The virus is as dangerous as the Ebola virus that broke out in 2015, health authorities announced.

The virus is named Marburg (MVD) , named after the city of Marburg in central Germany because it was the first time the virus was discovered in 1967.

Up to now, 5 people have died from the Marburg virus. Unfortunately, there is no way to cure the disease caused by this virus. Marburg virus kills up to 80% of people with this virus in the body.

MVD spreads through bites of bats and monkeys, then spread to humans through blood or semen.

MVD with them - The virus benefits in West Africa, causing 11,000 deaths in 2014-2015. Marburg is a fever-causing virus that causes highly infectious hemorrhage like Ebola and is among the most harmful pathogens that have ever infected humans.

MVD spreads through bites of bats and monkeys, then spread to humans through blood or semen. However, MDV can also be transmitted through contaminated clothing or bed sheets.

Marburg causes severe bleeding, fever, vomiting and diarrhea. The incubation period is 21 days. Currently there is no treatment.

A local health report said two people infected with the Marburg virus were found in Kween district, near Kenya's border. Blood tests showed that both died of this virus infection. Later, a 50-year-old woman also died from this virus infection.

Medical experts are still investigating whether recent deaths have been caused by this virus. Dozens of people contacted 5 patients with the MVD infection and the risk of disease spread more widely.

In October 2012, the Marburg virus epidemic broke out in Uganda and claimed 10 lives, equivalent to half of all confirmed cases.

Health experts in the Kenyan border are warning people about the threat of the disease.