Q. With reference to Marburg virus disease, consider the following statements:
1.Marburg and Ebola virus diseases are clinically similar to each other.
2.It is a zoonotic disease.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: C
Notes:
Both statements are correct.
- Marburg and Ebola viruses are both members of the Filoviridae family (filovirus). Though caused by different viruses, the two diseases are clinically similar. Both diseases are rare and have the capacity to cause outbreaks with high fatality rates.
- MVD is caused by the Marburg virus, a genetically unique zoonotic (or, animal-borne) RNA virus of the filovirus family.
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