Marburg hemorrhagic fever
noun
Mar·burg hemorrhagic fever
ˈmär-bərg-
variants
or Marburg virus disease
also Marburg fever
or Marburg disease
: an often fatal hemorrhagic fever that is caused by the Marburg virus, is an acute febrile illness often progressing to severe hemorrhaging, is spread especially by contact with the body fluids (as blood or saliva) of infected individuals, and was originally reported in humans infected by green monkeys
called also green monkey disease
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“Marburg hemorrhagic fever.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Marburg%20hemorrhagic%20fever. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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