A clinical guide to viral haemorrhagic fevers: Ebola, Marburg and Lassa.
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.
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Medicens Sans Frontieres, Spain. BENJAMIN.JEFFS@lshtm.ac.uk
D000818:Animals; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D019142:Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D006482:Hemorrhagic Fevers, Viral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D007835:Lassa Fever / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D008379:Marburg Virus Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology