Ebola
pronunciation
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- Noun:
- a severe and often fatal disease in humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys and chimpanzees) caused by the Ebola virus; characterized by high fever and severe internal bleeding; can be spread from person to person; is largely limited to Africa
Word Origin
- ebola (n.)
- virus, 1976, named for Ebola River valley in Congo, where it first was studied.
Example
- 1. Ebola fever is named after a river near the first recognized outbreak .
- 2. He says ongoing investigations may lead to a better understanding of ebola viruses .
- 3. The answer , if it is a deadly disease like ebola , might seem obvious : any price .
- 4. Ebola is a viral disease that results in kidney problems , fever , headache , vomiting and hemorrhaging .
- 5. Ebola and marburg are zoonoses .