A clinical guide to viral haemorrhagic fevers: Ebola, Marburg and Lassa

Trop Doct. 2006 Jan;36(1):1-4. doi: 10.1258/004947506775598914.

Abstract

The viral haemorrhagic fevers are a group of diseases that share many clinical features. Ebola, Marburg and Lassa are diseases that cause a relatively small number of deaths globally, but pose special risks to medical staff due to the ease of transmission, and can have a profound impact to the communities they affect. This article gives a brief overview of diseases caused by the Ebola, Marburg and Lassa viruses. It gives some practical advice to the clinician on the diagnosis and management of these diseases.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Disease Outbreaks / prevention & control
  • Female
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola* / diagnosis
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola* / epidemiology
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola* / therapy
  • Hemorrhagic Fevers, Viral / diagnosis
  • Hemorrhagic Fevers, Viral / epidemiology
  • Hemorrhagic Fevers, Viral / therapy
  • Humans
  • Infection Control / methods
  • Lassa Fever* / diagnosis
  • Lassa Fever* / epidemiology
  • Lassa Fever* / therapy
  • Marburg Virus Disease* / diagnosis
  • Marburg Virus Disease* / epidemiology
  • Marburg Virus Disease* / therapy
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / epidemiology
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / virology