| 单词 | green monkey disease |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgreen monkey disease green monkey disease n. = Marburg disease at Marburg n. 1. ΚΠ 1967 N.Y. Times 26 Oct. 24/1 The extremely virulent green monkey disease that has killed seven persons in West Germany..was unheard of until two months ago. 1977 Lancet 12 Mar. 582/1 A consignment of African green monkeys (Cercopithecus æthiops) imported from Uganda introduced Marburg virus to Germany in 1967 and led to the misleading and inappropriate term, green monkey disease. It is now generally accepted that monkeys are not the natural reservoir of this virus. 2003 Arena Aug. 75/3 Named after the German town where it claimed seven lives in 1967, Marburg Fever—also known as green monkey disease—is similar to Ebola. < as lemmas |
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