hii serikali ya ajabu, najua hawawezi sema kuwa ni ebola, sema ebola kwani kuna nini? kuogopa taharuki? sema watu wachukue tahadhali maana marbug huwa ipo sehemu za mwaloni upande wa uganda wanakochoma/kukausha samaki. mbona Uganda wanataja wazi?
Ebola & Marburg
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Ebola is a serious and often fatal illness caused by a virus. Several viruses can cause Ebola disease in humans, including Ebola virus and Sudan virus. Symptoms of Ebola include fever, headache, muscle pain, weakness, fatigue, diarrhea, vomiting, stomach pain, and severe bleeding and bruising.
More broadly, Ebola virus and Sudan virus are part of the Filoviridae family, which also includes the viruses which cause Marburg disease. There are two known viruses which can cause Marburg in humans and nonhuman primates.
Like Ebola, Marburg symptoms can include fever, muscle aches, weakness, diarrhea and vomiting, and severe bleeding. In severe cases, Marburg can be fatal.
Cases of Ebola and Marburg virus disease are rare, but outbreaks occasionally arise in Africa, where the viruses circulate among some populations of animals, such as bats. Humans can acquire ebolaviruses and Marburg viruses from infected animals, or from other people. When spreading between humans, both Ebola and Marburg are transmitted through direct contact with the bodily fluids (such as blood or mucous) of an infected person.