First Known Use: 1968
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Marburg virus
noun Mar·burg virus \ˈmär-bərg-\
Definition of MARBURG VIRUS
: a filovirus (species Lake Victoria marburgvirus of the genus Marburgvirus) that causes an often fatal hemorrhagic fever and was originally transmitted to humans from green monkeys
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Origin of MARBURG VIRUS
Marburg, Germany
Rhymes with MARBURG VIRUS
Medical Dictionary
Marburg virus
noun
Medical Definition of MARBURG VIRUS
: an African single-stranded RNA virus of the family Filoviridae (species Marburg virus) that causes Marburg fever
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