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Marburg Hemorrhagic fever

Marburg virus disease (MVD) is a rare but severe hemorrhagic fever which affects both people and non-human primates. MVD is caused by the Marburg virus, a genetically unique zoonotic (or, animal-borne) RNA virus of the filovirus family.
Detailed Information
Disease Name Marburg Hemorrhagic fever
Virus Name Lake Victoria marburgvirus
Capsid Symmetry Helical
Capsid Naked/Enveloped Enveloped
Family Filoviridae
Genus Betacoronavirus
Genome Single-stranded negative-sense RNA
Proteome Seven peptide region in order, nucleoprotein (NP), VP35, VP40, glycoprotein (GP), VP30, VP24, and the polymerase (L)
Antigenic Target Glycoprotein (GP) spike complex
Incubation Period 5 to 10 days but may exceed 20 days
Zoonotic Evidence Yes
Host Human, monkeys, bats
Chronology_Time 1969
Regions Affected Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia, and Nigeria.
Susceptible Age Group All
Transmission Route Zoonosis, fomite
Symptoms Nausea, vomiting, chest pain, a sore throat, abdominal pain, and diarrhea
Co-infection HIV
Genome Reference Genome Link
Proteome Reference Proteome Link
References Reference 1