English noun: Marburg disease | |||
1. | Marburg disease (state) a viral disease of green monkeys caused by the Marburg virus; when transmitted to humans it causes serious or fatal illness | ||
Synonyms | green monkey disease, Marburg hemorrhagic fever | ||
Broader (hypernym) | haemorrhagic fever, hemorrhagic fever, VHF, viral haemorrhagic fever, viral hemorrhagic fever | ||