Infection with an unusual rhabdovirus composed of RNA and lipid, tentatively assigned to the family of Filoviridae. Virus is 'pantropic' and affects most organ systems.The disease is characterised by a prominent rash and haemorrhages in many organs and is often fatal. First seen among laboratory workers in Marburg, Germany, exposed to African green...
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(mahr´boork) a rare, acute, often fatal type of hemorrhagic fever caused by the Marburg virus, occurring most often in central and southern Africa.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. infection with an unusual rhabdovirus composed of RNA and lipid, tentatively assigned to the family of Filoviridae. Virus is 'pantropic' and affects most organ systems. The disease, characterized by a prominent rash and hemorrhages in many organs, is often fatal. First seen among laboratory workers in Marburg, Germany, ex...
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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 four species of Ebola virus are the only other known members of the filovirus family. M...
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n] - a viral disease of green monkeys
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Marburg hemorrhagic fever noun a viral disease of green monkeys caused by the Marburg virus; when transmitted to humans it causes serious or fatal illness
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