MARBURG DISEASE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Marburg disease mean? 

• MARBURG DISEASE (noun)
  The noun MARBURG DISEASE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: MARBURG DISEASE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MARBURG DISEASE (noun)

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

green monkey disease; Marburg disease; Marburg hemorrhagic fever

Hypernyms ("Marburg disease" is a kind of...):

haemorrhagic fever; hemorrhagic fever; VHF; viral haemorrhagic fever; viral hemorrhagic fever (a group of illnesses caused by a viral infection (usually restricted to a specific geographic area); fever and gastrointestinal symptoms are followed by capillary hemorrhage)