A deadly virus was just identified in Ghana: What to know about Marburg

[libertybele]

Could this possibly be the next virus that will 'accidentally' be spread to the US in order to try to shut us down right before the mid terms??

A deadly virus was just identified in Ghana: What to know about Marburg

After the coronavirus pandemic and the rise of monkeypox cases, news of another virus can trigger nerves globally. The highly infectious Marburg virus has been reported in the West African country of Ghana this week, according to the World Health Organization.
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Two unrelated people died after testing positive for Marburg in the southern Ashanti region of the country, the WHO said Sunday, confirming lab results from Ghana’s health service. The highly infectious disease is similar to Ebola and has no vaccine.

Health officials in the country say they are working to isolate close contacts and mitigate the spread of the virus, and the WHO is marshaling resources and sending specialists to the country.

“Health authorities have responded swiftly, getting a head start preparing for a possible outbreak. This is good because without immediate and decisive action, Marburg can easily get out of hand,” said the WHO’s regional director for Africa, Matshidiso Moeti.

Fatality rates from the disease can reach nearly 90 percent, according to the WHO.

Here’s what we know about the virus:
What is the Marburg virus?

Marburg is a rare but highly infectious viral hemorrhagic fever and is in the same family as Ebola, a better-known virus that has plagued West Africa for years.

The Marburg virus is a “genetically unique zoonotic … RNA virus of the filovirus family,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “The six species of Ebola virus are the only other known members of the filovirus family.”

Fatality rates range from 24 percent to 88 percent, according to the WHO, depending on the virus strain and quality of case management.

Marburg has probably been transmitted to people from African fruit bats as a result of prolonged exposure from people working in mines and caves that have Rousettus bat colonies. It is not an airborne disease...............

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/07/18/marburg-virus-disease-ghana-africa-who/

[Kamaji]

More fear-pron.  Marburg has been around for decades and decades.  Yeesh.

[Smokin Joe]

There are periodic outbreaks when the migration routes of the carrier bat populations intersect with human activity. Marburg could only be a general threat if travel from the affected region is not curtailed, and the nature of the disease usually precludes the infected getting far.

[DefiantMassRINO]

Both parties want us distracted by as much fear porn as the Internet can muster to distract us from their malfeasance.