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Now, this really is scary, and that's no joke...if you've ever read 'The Hot Zone', by Richard Preston, then you know the Marburg virus is about as ugly as a disease can be...let's hope this outbreak burns out quickly and is contained... [Read More]
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I thought marburg had a case fatality ratio of about 25-50%....
seems like the Angola outbreak is a crazy lethal strain...
Posted by: ed | Tuesday, March 29, 2005 at 09:59 PM
I agree, I expected that the media would be a bit more informative. This is a lethal virus that isnt a respector of persons...I won't be surprised if it jumps the border, from then, who knows what will happen.? God be with the medical workers.
Posted by: Sarah | Friday, March 25, 2005 at 10:49 PM
I seem to remember Marburg being one of the viruses killing people in the early part of the 1993 movie, "and the Band Played On," if I am not mistaken. Even if I am, this cousin of Ebola is not something to be trifled with.
I'm somewhat surprised it has not garnered more attention.
Posted by: Confederate Yankee | Thursday, March 24, 2005 at 05:55 PM