Ebola

[ ee-boh-luh, ih-boh- ]

noun

1. Also called Ebola fever;. a usually fatal disease, a type of hemorrhagic fever, caused by the Ebola virus and marked by high fever, severe gastrointestinal distress, and bleeding.
2. Ebola virus.

Ebola

1. A highly lethal virus that causes massive internal hemorrhaging. It is thought that the virus originated in central Africa and was passed to humans from primates .

Notes

This virus has been responsible for a greatly increased interest in and vigilance over new, exotic infectious diseases that are at risk of spreading rapidly, given the nature of modern jet transportation and bioterrorism (see also bioterrorism ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ebola¹

After Ebola River, Democratic Republic of the Congo, near which an outbreak of the disease occurred in 1976

Example Sentences

The 2014 version, for example, raised money for the Ebola crisis.

From BBC

Rwanda has received 5,100 vials of remdesivir, an antiviral drug from Gilead Science used to combat Ebola in the past, to help fight the virus.

From BBC

Rwandan health authorities are working to control an outbreak of Marburg virus, a hemorrhagic disease in the same family as Ebola, that is spreading across the country.

From Salon

Charity groups say the number of young girls working in the sex trade has further increased as the country grapples with the economic fallout of the Ebola outbreak and the coronavirus pandemic.

From BBC

In recent years the second-largest Ebola outbreak ever took place in the wider area and, despite the availability of vaccines and treatments, posed considerable challenges.

From Salon