Marburg disease

American  

noun

Pathology.

1. 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.

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Marburg disease British  

noun

1. Also called: green monkey disease. a severe, sometimes fatal, viral disease of the green monkey, which may be transmitted to humans. Symptoms include fever, vomiting, and internal bleeding

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Etymology

Origin of Marburg disease

After Marburg, where laboratory workers caught the disease from infected monkeys in 1967; and Ebola, river and region in the N Democratic Republic of the Congo, where an outbreak occurred in 1976

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Marburg disease

When Rwanda announced an outbreak of the highly infectious Marburg disease in September, partners from around the world, including the U.S.

From Salon ● Feb. 4, 2025

The CDC describes Marburg disease as a rare but severe hemorrhagic fever that can affect humans and nonhuman primates.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 21, 2023

In 2008, however, a Dutch woman died of Marburg disease after visiting Uganda.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 18, 2022

The first outbreak of Marburg disease in West Africa has ended after just a single case, authorities declared last week.

From Science Magazine ● Sep. 22, 2021

Multiple research groups have theorized bats are behind the disease, partly because a closely related malady, Marburg disease, has been linked to bats.

From Scientific American ● Dec. 29, 2014