The virus may re-emerge from these sites and cause late sequelae or relapse, and sexual transmission from survivors to susceptible individuals is suspected. Marburg virus transmission via infected semen has been documented up to 7 weeks after clinical recovery 4 General references Marburg and Ebola are filoviruses that cause hemorrhage, multiple organ failure, and high mortality rates.
However, PCR tests cannot determine whether live Ebola virus is present and capable of spreading disease. It is possible that Ebola can be spread through sexual or other contact with semen 5 General references Marburg and Ebola are filoviruses that cause hemorrhage, multiple organ failure, and high mortality rates. During an outbreak, transmission is mainly human-to-human, resulting from close contact with the blood, secretions, other body fluids, or organs of infected people.
Burial ceremonies in which the body is washed and in which mourners have physical contact with the deceased have played an important role in transmission of infection. February 15, Lancet Glob Health 4 10 :e—, Epub Aug After an incubation period of 2 to 20 days, fever, myalgia, and headache occur, often with abdominal pain, nausea, and upper respiratory symptoms cough, chest pain, pharyngitis. Photophobia, conjunctival injection, jaundice, and lymphadenopathy also occur. Vomiting and diarrhea may soon follow.
Delirium, stupor, and coma may occur, indicating central nervous system involvement. Hemorrhagic symptoms begin within the first few days and include petechiae, ecchymoses, and frank bleeding around puncture sites and mucous membranes.
A maculopapular rash, primarily on the trunk, begins around day 5. Loss of electrolytes can cause severe hyponatremia, hypokalemia, and hypocalcemia. Cardiac arrhythmias can result. During the 2nd week of symptoms, either defervescence occurs and patients begin recovery, or patients develop fatal multiple organ failure.
Recovery is prolonged and may be complicated by recurrent hepatitis, transverse myelitis, and orchitis. Eye lesions eg, severe cataracts in children may develop after recovery from Ebola virus infection.
In one adult, severe acute unilateral uveitis developed during the convalescent phase after infection. A recent follow-up study of patients during convalescence after Ebola virus infection reported that many survivors had major limitations in cognition and vision and in mobility due to joint pain 1 Symptoms and signs reference Marburg and Ebola are filoviruses that cause hemorrhage, multiple organ failure, and high mortality rates.
Clin Infect Dis 66 1 —, Marburg or Ebola virus infection is suspected in patients with bleeding tendencies, fever, other symptoms consistent with early filovirus infection, and travel from endemic areas. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued guidelines for evaluating travelers returning from endemic areas see Think Ebola: Early recognition.
A similar approach can be used if Marburg virus is suspected. Cases should be discussed with public health authorities, who can assist in all facets of management, including. Testing includes complete blood count, routine blood chemistries, liver and coagulation tests, and urinalysis. The gold standard is detection of characteristic virions with electron microscopy of infected tissue especially liver or blood. However, such airborne transmission is not proven to be a significant factor in human outbreaks of Ebola.
In addition, the use of disposable equipment, such as needles, was introduced. During the Kikwit, Zaire now DRC outbreak, the international public health community played a strong role, as it was now widely agreed that containment and control of Ebola virus were paramount in ending outbreaks. The local community was educated on how the disease spreads; the hospital was properly staffed and stocked with necessary equipment; and healthcare personnel was trained on disease reporting, patient case identification, and methods for reducing transmission in the healthcare setting.
In the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, healthcare workers represented only 3. Direct contact with the bodies of those who died from EVD proved to be one of the most dangerous — and effective — methods of transmission. Changes in behaviors related to mourning and burial, along with the adoption of safe burial practices, were critical in controlling that epidemic.
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Based on similar viruses, they believe EVD is animal-borne, with bats or nonhuman primates being the most likely source. Infected animals carrying the virus can transmit it to other animals, like apes, monkeys, duikers and humans. The virus first spreads to people through direct contact with the blood, body fluids and tissues of animals. Ebola virus then spreads to other people through direct contact with body fluids of a person who is sick with or has died from EVD. This can occur when a person touches these infected body fluids or objects that are contaminated with them.
The virus then gets into the body through broken skin or mucous membranes in the eyes, nose, or mouth. People can get the virus through sexual contact with someone who is sick with or has recovered from EVD.
The virus can persist in certain body fluids, like semen, after recovery from the illness.
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