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Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 18e
| Part 8. Infectious Diseases > Section 15. Infections Due to RNA Viruses > |
Chapter 197. Ebola and Marburg Viruses
Sections: Ebola and Marburg Viruses: Introduction, Further Readings.
Topics Discussed: ebola virus; hemorrhagic fever, ebola; marburg virus; marburg virus disease; marburgvirus.
Excerpt:"Both Marburg virus and Ebola virus cause an acute febrile illness associated with a high mortality rate. This illness is characterized by multisystem involvement that begins with the abrupt onset of headache, myalgias, and fever and proceeds to prostration, rash, and shock and often to bleeding manifestations. Epidemics usually begin with a single case acquired from an unknown reservoir in nature (bats are suspected; see "Epidemiology," below) and spread mainly through close contact with sick persons or their body fluids, either at home or in the hospital...."
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