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filovirus

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Filovirus /Fi·lo·vi·rus/ (fi´lo-vi?rus) Marburg and Ebola viruses: a genus of viruses of the family Filoviridae that cause hemorrhagic fevers (Marburg virus disease, Ebola virus disease).
fi·lo·vi·rus (fl-vrs, flo)
n.
Any of a group of filamentous RNA viruses of the family Filoviridae, including Ebola and Marburg viruses, that are characterized by elongated, branched, curved, or spherical virions and that cause hemorrhagic fevers.

filovirus
members of the family Filoviridae.

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In settings where families are isolated from their surroundings, a filovirus may wipe out a household, leaving no witness to report the event.
 
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