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Marburg hemorrhagic fever medical therapy
Introduction
Overview
Overview
There has been no approved treatment regimen yet for Marburg virus disease. However, few of the treatment modalities such as blood component therapy, immune therapy, and drug therapy are currently being evaluated. Supportive care such as rehydration with oral or intravenous fluids and maintenance of electrolyte balance, analgesics and symptomatic treatment may be beneficial.
Medical Therapy
Medical Therapy
- There has been no approved treatment regimen yet for Marburg virus disease. However, few of the treatment modalities such as blood component therapy, immune therapy, and drug therapy are currently being evaluated.
- Supportive care such as the following may be beneficial: _Marburg_haemorrhagic_fever-1|[1]
- Rehydration with oral or intravenous fluids and maintenance of electrolyte balance
- Analgesics [2][3]
- Symptomatic treatment
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