Marburg virus

noun

Mar·​burg virus ˈmär-bərg- How to pronounce Marburg virus (audio)
: 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

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There are no confirmed cases of Marburg virus disease — a rare but deadly hemorrhagic disease similar to Ebola — outside of Rwanda, and officials have said that the current risk to the US is low. Alexandra Banner, CNN, 8 Oct. 2024 Marburg outbreak: Starting next week, the CDC is stepping up screenings of travelers who have been in Rwanda to reduce the risk of importing the Ebola-like Marburg virus into the United States. Peter Sullivan, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024 The deadly Marburg virus recently surfaced in an explosive outbreak for the first time in Rwanda, where the Ministry of Health reported the first cases on September 27th. Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024 This mode of transmission means that Marburg virus will not spread as easily as, say, Covid-19 or other respiratory diseases. Jess Craig, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 See all Example Sentences for Marburg virus 

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 5 Nov. 2024.

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
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