Understanding the Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak: What You Need to Know

A colorized scanning of an electron micrograph shows Marburg virus particles (in blue), both budding and attached to the surface of infected cells (in yellow).Credit...Image Point FR/National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/BSIP.

Rwanda is currently experiencing a deadly outbreak of Marburg virus disease, a rare but highly fatal illness. So far, 11 lives have been claimed, with 36 confirmed cases across the country. The virus, which causes severe hemorrhagic fever, is comparable to Ebola in terms of symptoms and spread. This is the first time the disease … Read more