Egypt reveals protective measures to prevent Marburg infection
The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population revealed the disinfection and sterilization measures that it adopts to prevent the Marburg virus disease (MVD), after different African states announced the virus outbreak.
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 related to Ebola.
The Egyptian Ministry of Health indicated that disinfection measures are taken using sodium hypochlorite solution.
The Ministry of Health said that infection control procedures are followed and contacts are dealt with, as they are well monitored for a period of at least 3 weeks, and in the event that the temperature rises above 38.5, the patient is completely isolated in the hospital and treated with all infection control measures taken.
According to the guideline for the disease, the disease begins suddenly with a high fever, severe headache, and muscle pain, and acute watery diarrhea, abdominal pain, cramps, nausea, and vomiting on the third day, where the diarrhea can last for a week. The rash also appears and the disease shows hemorrhagic symptoms. It could be severe on the infected person during the period from the fifth day and the seventh day, with the persistence of fever.