Marburg disease

Marburg disease

English

Etymology

After the German city of Marburg.

Noun

Marburg disease (uncountable)

1. (pathology) A viral, often fatal infection characterised by a high fever, encephalitis, diarrhea, vomiting, and severe bleeding from bodily orifices.

Synonyms

• green monkey disease
• Marburg fever
• Marburg hemorrhagic fever
• Marburg virus disease

Translations

Translations

Catalan: malaltia de Marburg f Dutch: marburgkoorts f Spanish: fiebre de Marburgo f Swedish: marburgfeber (sv) c

See also

• Ebola