MARBURG VIRUS
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Context
- The Marburg virus disease outbreak has killed five people in Tanzania.
Read all about Marburg Virus Disease in detail:
https://www.iasgyan.in/daily-current-affairs/marburg-virus-50
Tanzania
- Tanzania is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes
- It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to the south; Zambia to the southwest; and Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west.
- Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain, is in North-Eastern Tanzania.
- Three of Africa's Great Lakes are partly within Tanzania. To the north and west lie Lake Victoria, Africa's largest lake, and Lake Tanganyika, the continent's deepest lake, known for its unique species of fish. To the southwest lies Lake Nyasa.
- Central Tanzania is a large plateau, with plains and arable land. The eastern shore is hot and humid, with the Zanzibar Archipelago just offshore.
- Kalambo Fallsin the southwestern region of Rukwa is the second highest uninterrupted waterfall in Africa, and is located near the southeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika on the border with Zambia.
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PRELIMS PRACTICE QUESTION Q. Which of the following statements are incorrect with respect of Marburg Virus Disease? a) It is in the same family as the virus that causes Ebola virus disease. b) Marburgvirions contain non-infectious, linear non-segmented, DNA genomes. c) Fruit bats of the Pteropodidae Family are the key carriers of the disease. d) There are approved vaccines for the virus. 1) a and d 2) c and d 3) b and d 4) b, c and d Answer: 3 |
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