infections
Ebola Virus and Marburg Virus Infections
Treatment of Ebola and Marburg Virus Infections
Supportive care Antiviral medications Supportive treatment involves Giving fluids intravenously (IV) to maintain blood pressure and the balance of Overview of Electrolytes (such as sodium, potassium, and calcium) Transfusing Cryoprecipitate to help slow or stop the bleeding Treating symptoms, including giving pain relievers Two monoclonal antibody treatments (called REGN-EB3 and mAb-114) are currently available to treat Ebola virus infection caused by the Zaire Ebola virus. Both of these treatments were tested during the 2018 to 2020 Ebola outbreak in the DRC and were very effective, curing about 90% of people when the medication was given within the first few days after infection. These new medications have not been tested in people with Marburg virus infection, so there is still no effective treatment for infection with that virus. 