Abstract

Abstract: The Marburg virus (MARV), which belongs to the family Filoviridae, is the cause of Marburg virus disease (MVD), a disease that can be fatal. Laboratories employees of Marburg and Frankfurt cities of Germany, and Belgrade city of Yugoslavia (now Serbia), contracted an infection caused by a hitherto unidentified infectious pathogen in August 1967. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), MARV is one of the most im-portant issues in the world. With a case fatality rate ranging from 24.0 to 88.0%, the virus is very dangerous, underscoring the need for public awareness. This outbreak was deter-mined to be caused by the MARV, one of the deadliest viruses that infect humans. However, African green monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops), which were imported from Uganda and transported to all three locations, were discovered to be the virus's primary source, while fruit bats (Rosettus aegyptiacus), which belong to the Pteropodidae family, act as the MARV's natural hosts. The disease's pathophysiology indicates significant antiviral suppression as a result of alter-ations in gene expression and the synthesis of interferon-stimulated genes in the hepatic cells. Along with the advent of hemorrhagic manifestations, which can result in a patient's death, the condition may worsen and cause abdominal discomfort, nausea, vomiting, phar-yngitis, diarrhea, and other symptoms. The countermeasures against MVD are outlined in this article, with an emphasis on the ecology, traits, virion proteins, pathology, and trans-mission of MARV clinical aspects along with diagnostic, patient therapy, and management.

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