Written by Walid Abdel Salam
Saturday, February 18, 2023 04:00 AM
The Ministry of Health and Population revealed the disinfection and sterilization mechanism for the prevention of infection Marburg infectionWhere the Ministry of Health and Population indicated that disinfection is done with sodium hypochlorite solution.
The Ministry of Health and Population said that procedures are being followed fighting the infection Contacts are dealt with, as they are well monitored for a period of at least 3 weeks, and in the event that the temperature rises above 38.5, the patient is completely isolated in the hospital and treated with all infection control measures taken. .
According to the guideline for the disease, the disease begins suddenly with a high fever, severe headache, and muscle pain, and it can begin with acute watery diarrhea, abdominal pain, cramps, nausea, and vomiting on the third day, and the diarrhea can last for a week, as the rash appears and the disease shows hemorrhagic symptoms. Severe on the injured in the period from the fifth day and the seventh day with the persistence of fever.
A suspected case is known as a sudden onset of fever and failure to respond to treatment with bloody diarrhea or bleeding in the eyes, gums or urine, while a confirmed case is a case that bears the same symptoms as the suspect with laboratory confirmation of the actual infection. .
As for treatment, the symptoms are treated by giving intravenous solutions or oral fluids, and there are no antivirals yet, and the symptoms are treated with known drugs with the possibility of survival. Marriage practices and corpses are placed after death in non-leaking bags, and there is still no vaccine against the disease.
