MARBURG VIRUS DISEASE Flashcards
1
Q
FIRST OUTBREAK OF THIS DISEASE SEEN IN
A
EQUATORIAL GUINEA
9 PEOPLE DIED
2
Q
FORMAL NAME OF MVD
A
MARBURG HEMORRHAGIC FEVER
3
Q
THEY ARE MEMBER OF
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FILOVIRIDAE FAMILY
EBOLA VIRUS ALSO BELONG TO THIS FAMILY
4
Q
FIRST IDENTIFIED IN
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1967-Marburg and Frankfurt in Germany, and in Belgrade, Serbia, in 1967
5
Q
haemorrhagic fever, it is carried by bats with a fatality ratio of up to 88%
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MARBURG VIRUS
6
Q
MAJOR OUTBREAK
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12 major Marburg outbreaks since 1967
7
Q
FIRST WOMEN PM OF EQUITORIAL GUINEA
A
ROKA BOTEY
