Definition of Marburg disease

1. Noun. A viral disease of green monkeys caused by the Marburg virus; when transmitted to humans it causes serious or fatal illness.


Definition of Marburg disease

1. Noun. (disease) A viral infection characterised by a high fever, encephalitis, diarrhea, vomiting, and severe bleeding from bodily orifices, and which is often fatal. ¹

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Medical Definition of Marburg disease

1. Infection with an unusual rhabdovirus composed of RNA and lipid, tentatively assigned to the family of Filoviridae. Virus is "pantropic" and affects most organ systems.The disease is characterised by a prominent rash and haemorrhages in many organs and is often fatal. First seen among laboratory workers in Marburg, Germany, exposed to African green monkeys. Some person-to-person spread has been observed. Attempts to isolate virus should be done only in high-security laboratories. Synonym: Marburg virus disease. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Marburg Disease

Maranon's syndrome
Marans
Maranta arundinaceae
Marantaceae
Marasmius
Marasmius oreades
Marat
Maratha
Marathas
Marathi
Marathons
Marattia
Marattia salicina
Marattiaceae
Marattiales
Marburg disease
Marburg hemorrhagic fever
Marburg virus
Marc
Marc Blitzstein
Marc Chagall
Marcacci's muscle
Marcapomacocha
Marceau
Marcel
Marcel Duchamp
Marcel Lajos Breuer
Marcel Marceau
Marcel Proust
Marcella

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