HyperDic: green_monkey_disease

English > 1 sense of the expression green monkey disease:
NOUNstategreen monkey disease, Marburg disease, Marburg hemorrhagic fevera viral disease of green monkeys caused by the Marburg virus
English > green monkey disease: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningA viral disease of green monkeys caused by the Marburg virus; when transmitted to humans it causes serious or fatal illness.
SynonymsMarburg disease, Marburg hemorrhagic fever
Broaderhemorrhagic fever, haemorrhagic fever, viral hemorrhagic fever, viral haemorrhagic fever, VHFA group of illnesses caused by a viral infection (usually restricted to a specific geographic area)

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