Marburg Virus #2
by Niaid/science Photo Library
Title
Marburg Virus #2
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Niaid/science Photo Library
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Photograph - Photograph
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Marburg virus. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of marburg virus particles (virions, yellow). This tubular RNA (ribonucleic acid) virus causes Marburg haemorrhagic fever in humans and non-human primates. Symptoms of the rare and often fatal disease include fever, muscle pain, rash, diarrhoea and haemorrhage. The virus was first documented in 1967 when there were simultaneous outbreaks of haemorrhagic fever in laboratories in Marburg and Frankfurt in Germany, and in Belgrade in Yugoslavia. The outbreak was traced to vervet monkey tissue used in research.
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November 8th, 2019
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