English Explanatory Dictionary

Marburg disease

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A viral, often fatal infection characterized by a high fever, encephalitis, diarrhea, vomiting, and severe bleeding from bodily orifices.

Word forms

Marburg disease

Etymology

After the German city of Marburg.

Synonyms

green monkey disease Marburg fever Marburg hemorrhagic fever Marburg virus disease

Related words

Ebola
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