Virus
Marburg virus
Filovirus, cave/mine bat exposure, VHF
MAR-berg VY-rus
High-yield clue
Filovirus sister to Ebola; classically tied to Rousettus fruit-bat exposure in caves and mines.
Overview
A negative-sense single-stranded RNA filovirus (genus Orthomarburgvirus) closely related to Ebola, studied as a hemorrhagic-fever agent linked to Rousettus fruit bats in caves and mines.
Classification
- Filoviridae
- Genus Orthomarburgvirus
- Negative-sense ssRNA
- Enveloped
- Filamentous virion
Lab & identification clues
- Filamentous filovirus morphology vocabulary
- Viral hemorrhagic fever framing
- Cave/mine exposure epidemiology concept
Associations
- Rousettus (Egyptian fruit bat) reservoir
- Cave and mine exposure epidemiology
- Human-to-human body-fluid transmission
- Viral hemorrhagic fever presentation vocabulary
Commonly confused with
- Ebola virus
- Lassa virus
Your notes
Original student-study summary. Sources checked: OpenStax Microbiology 2e, NCBI Bookshelf Medical Microbiology, and CDC topic pages where applicable; reviewed 2026-06. Educational only; no diagnosis, treatment, dosing, or specimen-handling guidance.