The Marburg virus, also known as the 'bleeding eye' virus, has claimed 15 lives in Rwanda. This highly infectious pathogen is similar to the Ebola virus and causes bleeding from eyes, nose and mouth.

The Marburg virus causes Marburg virus disease (MVD) and is related to the more widely known Ebola virus. The average mortality rate of this disease in humans is about 50%, meaning that about half of ...

Marburg is a deadly virus that causes haemorrhagic fever and experts say that it is similar to Ebola virus. Its fatality rate may vary from 24 per cent to 88 per cent.

The virus causes a severe viral hemorrhagic fever, according to the World Health Organization. It was first detected in 1967 during twin outbreaks in Marburg and Frankfurt, Germany, and Belgrade ...

The Marburg virus, which causes bleeding from the eyes, nose, and mouth, can be fatal in up to 90% of those infected ...

The Marburg virus is a rare but severe fever resulting in uncontrolled bleeding that causes serious illness and death. It was first discovered in 1967 in Marburg and Frankfurt Germany.

Many of the cases are in health-care workers, the CDC says. Marburg is an orthomarburgvirus, a virus that naturally occurs in fruit bats. It's in the same family as the Ebola virus.

Marburg is a virus that causes hemorrhagic fevers and internal bleeding, much like Ebola. Like Ebola, it spreads through contact with bodily fluids, including blood and semen.

Marburg is a virus that causes hemorrhagic fevers and internal bleeding, much like Ebola. Like Ebola, it spreads through contact with bodily fluids, including blood and semen.