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Diseases » Marburg virus » Glossary

Glossary for Marburg virus

Chills: Excessive feeling of coldness.
Chronic Hepatitis: Chronic hepatitis is defined as inflammatory disease of the liver lasting for more than six months.
Death: The cessation of life
Diseases contagious from animals: Diseases that can be contracted from animals
Ebola: Dangerous virus mostly found in Africa.
Eye inflammation: Inflammation of the orbit of the eye
Fever: Elevation of the body temperature above the normal 37 degrees celsius
Filovirus: A group of viruses that includes Marburg and Ebola
Headache: In medicine a headache or cephalalgia is a symptom of a number of different conditions of the head and sometimes neck. Some of the causes are benign while others are medical emergencies. It ranks among the most common pain complaints
Hepatitis: Any type of liver inflammation or infection.
Liver failure: Acute liver failure (ALF) is an uncommon condition in which the rapid deterioration of liver function results in coagulopathy and alteration in the mental status of a previously healthy individual.
Liver symptoms: Symptoms affecting the liver
Malaria: A parasitic disease transmitted through mosquito bites.
Marburg virus: Serious virus related to Ebola.
Pancreas symptoms: Symptoms affecting the pancreas gland
Pancreatitis: Inflammation of the pancreas causing digestive complaints.
Parotitis: Inflammation of parotid glands (salivary glands)
Spine symptoms: Symptoms affecting the spine
Testicle pain: Pain affecting the testicle and/or scrotum
Transverse myelitis: Inflammation of the spinal cord which results in various neurological and muscle symptoms. The inflammation can occur for no obvious reason or may result from a virus, bacterial infection, autoimmune disease or vaccination. The type and severity of symptoms is determined by the location and degree of inflammation.
Typhoid fever: Fever from bacterial food poisoning.
Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers: Viral infections causing hemorrhagic fever (i.e. bleeding)
Weight loss: Loss of body weight.