There is no vaccine yet, Marburg virus can be transmitted from bats and pigs : Okezone Lifestyle

FROM in the middle of a resurgence of cases Covid-19the world is again made worried by the presence virus Marburg. The virus which has the nickname dengue fever is indeed a deadly virus.

In fact, there have been two people reported to have died as a result of virus Marburg similar to the Ebola virus in Ghana, West Africa. The mortality rate for this virus is 24 to 80 percent, the average is 50 percent

Dr Muhammad Fajri Adda’I, Covid-19 volunteer doctor and health educator said the death rate for the Marburg virus is known to be higher than the Covid-19 virus.

Moreover, the current Covid-19 vaccination can provide more protection, if infected. However, there is no cure or vaccine for the Marburg virus. So far, according to Fajri, what can provide resistance to viruses is antibodies or individual body resistance.

“There is no specific treatment, so there is no such thing as medicine and vaccine. It means that there are only antibodies (immune system),” said Dr Fajri to MNC Portal.

In connection with that, Fajri added that the Marburg virus was most commonly found in Ghana, West Africa, around 8-9 cases died. This case is almost like the Covid-19 case that emerged in Wuhan, because it came from animals.

He also hoped that the Marburg virus would not enter Indonesia. “The most cases found in Ghana were 8-9 cases of death that were spawned through fruit bats,” he explained.

“So it can be transmitted from fruit bats to humans or from humans to humans. From pigs it can also hopefully not reach Indonesia,” added Dr Fajri

However, the world health organization (WHO) revealed that Ghana is currently sending samples to the Pasteur Dakar Institute in Senegal for verification. Meanwhile, the Marburg virus first appeared in 1967.

When more than two dozen cases of dengue fever first appeared in Germany. Launching verywell, the Marburg virus quickly causes severe bleeding, shock, and death. The disease is often fatal, from 23% to 90% of people infected with the virus die.

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