Ebola fever

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An extremely contagious and often fatal illness caused by the Ebola virus, characterised by fever and internal bleeding, contracted through infected body fluids. uncountable
  2. 2
    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 wordnet

Etymology

Named after the Ebola River.

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