The Marburg virus, which belongs to the Ebola family, is known to be highly lethal, with a mortality rate of 90%. The epidemic has already injured dozens of people and claimed eight lives.

The Marburg virus is a member of the filoviridae (filoviruses) family. The disease has an incubation period of 2 to 21 days, according to WHO. It then manifests its symptoms suddenly.

An untreatable Ebola-like virus is on the rise in Tanzania, global health chiefs have warned. Marburg, one of the deadliest pathogens ever discovered, has already infected nine people ...