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Ebola virus disease

/ iːˈbəʊlə /

noun

  1. a severe infectious disease characterized by fever, vomiting, and internal bleeding Compare Marburg disease
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Ebola virus disease1

C20: named after the Ebola river, N Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre), where an outbreak occurred in 1976

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