Marburg virus

noun

Mar·burg virus ˈmär-bərg-

: a filovirus (species Marburg marburgvirus of the genus Marburgvirus) that causes an often fatal hemorrhagic fever and was originally transmitted to humans from green monkeys

Word History

Etymology

Marburg, Germany

First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of Marburg virus was in 1968

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“Marburg virus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Marburg%20virus. Accessed 9 Feb. 2023.

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Medical Definition

Marburg virus

noun

: an African single-stranded RNA virus of the family Filoviridae (species Marburg marburgvirus of the genus Marburgvirus) that causes Marburg hemorrhagic fever