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Marburg virus
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Mar·burg virus  (märbûrg)
n.
A filovirus causing an acute, often fatal hemorrhagic disease that was originally transmitted to humans from green monkeys.
[After Marburg, where its appearance in humans was first identified.]
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Noun1.Marburg virus - a filovirus that causes Marburg diseaseMarburg virus - a filovirus that causes Marburg disease; carried by animals; can be used as a bioweapon
Filoviridae - a family of threadlike RNA viruses that cause diseases in humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys and chimpanzees)
filovirus - animal viruses belonging to the family Filoviridae
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