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This 1975 photograph showed a Marburg virus patient, referred to as Case #2, in an isolation room in Johannesburg, South Africa. Because this virus is often spread within close contact between humans, Dr. M. Isaacson, like all of the attendants, was fully garbed in what at the time was considered appropriate personal protective equipment, including goggles, boots, double gloves and gown. Droplets of body fluids, or direct contact with patients, equipment, or other objects contaminated with infectious blood or tissues, are all highly suspect as sources of viral pathogens. This CDC investigation occurred after two travelers were hospitalized with Marburg disease in Johannesburg. One of the travelers, referred to as Case #1, came into contact with an unknown vector while traveling through Rhodesia, now named Zimbabwe. Case #1 then passed the Marburg virus to his traveling companion, referred to as Case #2, and a treatment nurse, Case #3.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Dr. J. Lyle Conrad
Creation Date: 1975
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Copyright Restrictions: None - This image is in the public domain and thus free of any copyright restrictions.