Marburg Virus: Common Symptoms and Treatment

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Those who are infected will also feel nausea, experience vomiting, diarrhea, or even experience bleeding.

Treatment of the Marburg Virus

The public should be aware of themselves, their families, and their loved ones against the spread of this virus.

This must be done because, until now, there has been no vaccine available to treat people infected with the virus.

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There is no specific drug and only symptomatic or supportive treatment.

Treatment for this virus is still focused on maintaining fluid and electrolyte balance in the body and treating complications caused by the virus.

For information, the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia (Kemenkes RI) has now alerted the National Referral Laboratory.

The National Reference Laboratory is on standby at the Development Policy Agency and State Printing to carry out examinations of suspected specimens.

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Although, until now, there have been no reports of cases of disease caused by the Marburg virus in the country.

However, in this case, the Indonesian Ministry of Health continues to increase supervision of the flow of people between countries, both Indonesian citizens (WNI) and foreign citizens (WNA) who enter and leave Indonesia.

All people who come and go from infected countries will have their health checked.

Not only the person, but also the items brought also receive similar surveillance to prevent transmission of the Marburg virus. (*)

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