HyperDic: marburg_disease

English > 1 sense of the expression Marburg disease:
NOUNstateMarburg disease, Marburg hemorrhagic fever, green monkey diseasea viral disease of green monkeys caused by the Marburg virus
English > Marburg 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 hemorrhagic fever, green monkey disease
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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