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The Ebola virus is named after this river.
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Ebola virus — n any of several single stranded RNA viruses of the family Filoviridae (esp. species Zaire Ebola virus) of African origin that cause an often fatal hemorrhagic fever * * * a virus responsible for an acute infection in humans with features similar … Medical dictionary
Ebola (disambiguation) — Ebola can refer to:*Ebola, a virus *Ebola River, in Bumba, Democratic Republic of the Congo *Ebola (rap star), a rap star *Ebola (Thai band), a Thai rock/metal band *Ebolaworld, a flash comedy cartoon website. *Ebola Syndrome, a CATIII Hong Kong… … Wikipedia
Ebola virus — E*bo la vir us (Med.) ([ e]*b[=o] l[.a] v[imac] r[u^]s), n. an exceptionally virulent hemorrhaic virus with a high mortality rate, first recognized in an outbreak on the Ebola river in africa. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ebola (virus) — [ē bō′lə] n. 〚after Ebola River, Democratic Republic of the Congo, near which there was an outbreak of the virus in 1976〛 an RNA virus (family Filoviridae) that causes fever, internal bleeding, and, often, death * * * … Universalium
ebola — virus, 1976, named for Ebola River valley in Congo, where it first was studied … Etymology dictionary
Ebola (virus) — [ē bō′lə] n. [after Ebola River, Democratic Republic of the Congo, near which there was an outbreak of the virus in 1976] an RNA virus (family Filoviridae) that causes fever, internal bleeding, and, often, death … English World dictionary
Ebola (virus) — [ē bō′lə] n. [after Ebola River, Democratic Republic of the Congo, near which there was an outbreak of the virus in 1976] an RNA virus (family Filoviridae) that causes fever, internal bleeding, and, often, death … English World dictionary
Ebola — Taxobox name = Ebola image width = 200px image caption = An electron micrograph of an Ebola virus virus group = V ordo = Mononegavirales familia = Filovirus genus = Ebolavirus type species = Zaïre ebolavirus subdivision ranks = Species… … Wikipedia
Ebola — Virus responsible for a severe and often fatal hemorrhagic fever. Outbreaks in primates, including humans, have been recorded. Initial symptoms are fever, severe headaches and muscle aches, and loss of appetite; blood clots and profuse… … Universalium
Ebola virus — noun a filovirus that causes Ebola hemorrhagic fever; carried by animals; can be used as a bioweapon • Hypernyms: ↑filovirus • Member Holonyms: ↑Filoviridae * * * noun Usage: usually capitalized E Etymology: from … Useful english dictionary
