Marburg disease — A severe form of hemorrhagic fever which affects both humans and non human primates. Caused by a genetically unique zoonotic (that is, animal borne) RNA virus of the filovirus family, its recognition led to the creation of this virus family. The… … Medical dictionary
Marburg disease — Pathol. a viral disease producing a severe and often fatal illness with fever, rash, diarrhea, vomiting, and gastrointestinal bleeding, transmitted to humans through contact with infected green monkeys. Also called green monkey disease, Marburg… … Universalium
Marburg disease — noun A viral infection characterised by a high fever, encephalitis, diarrhea, vomiting, and severe bleeding from bodily orifices, and which is often fatal. Syn: green monkey disease, Marburg fever, Marburg hemorrhagic fever, Marburg virus disease … Wiktionary
Marburg disease — Mar′burg disease n. pat a viral disease producing a severe and often fatal illness with fever, rash, diarrhea, vomiting, and gastrointestinal bleeding, transmitted to humans through contact with infected green monkeys. Also called green monkey… … From formal English to slang
Marburg disease — noun a viral disease of green monkeys caused by the Marburg virus; when transmitted to humans it causes serious or fatal illness • Syn: ↑Marburg hemorrhagic fever, ↑green monkey disease • Hypernyms: ↑hemorrhagic fever, ↑haemorrhagic fever, ↑viral … Useful english dictionary
Marburg disease — noun an acute, often fatal, form of haemorrhagic fever caused by a filovirus (Marburg virus) which normally lives in African monkeys … English new terms dictionary
Marburg disease (hemorrhagic fever) virus — Mar·burg disease (hemorrhagic fever), virus (mahrґboork) [Marburg, Germany, where the disease was first recognized in 1967] see under disease and virus … Medical dictionary
Marburg hemorrhagic fever — Marburg disease … Medical dictionary
Marburg multiple sclerosis — Marburg multiple sclerosis, also known as fulminant multiple sclerosis, is considered one of the multiple sclerosis borderline diseases, which is a collection of diseases classified by some as MS variants and by others as different diseases.… … Wikipedia
Marburg virus — noun a filovirus that causes Marburg disease; carried by animals; can be used as a bioweapon • Hypernyms: ↑filovirus • Member Holonyms: ↑Filoviridae * * * ˈmärbərg noun also marburg Usage: usua … Useful english dictionary