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Marburg disease

Marburg disease noun: a viral, often fatal infection characterized by a high fever, encephalitis, diarrhea, vomiting, and severe bleeding from bodily orifices.

Noun

Marburg disease (uncountable)

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

Synonyms of Marburg disease

Origin of Marburg disease

After the German city of Marburg.

Questions about Marburg disease

What does Marburg disease mean?
Marburg disease means a viral, often fatal infection characterized by a high fever, encephalitis, diarrhea, vomiting, and severe bleeding from bodily orifices.
What part of speech is Marburg disease?
Marburg disease is a noun.

Words near Marburg disease in the dictionary

  1. marbofloxacin
  2. marbofloxacine
  3. marbrinus
  4. Marbs
  5. Marburg
  6. Marburg disease
  7. Marburg fever
  8. Marburg hemorrhagic fever
  9. Marburg virus
  10. Marburg virus disease
  11. Marburger

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