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
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ebola::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ebola fever, ebola hemorrhagic fever |
| Type of | haemorrhagic fever, hemorrhagic fever, vhf, viral haemorrhagic fever, viral hemorrhagic fever |
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Ebola and Marburg viruses cause hemorrhagic fever in humans and other primates.
From the sciencedaily.com
Ebola has long been known to be a zoonotic virus-one which jumps between species.
From the scienceblogs.com
Ebola is a pathogen that's been so mythologized in the media and popular press.
From the scienceblogs.com
Ebola and Marburg both cause cause highly lethal hemorrhagic fevers in humans.
From the latimes.com
The number of people who have died over all of history from ebola is maybe 15,000.
From the scienceblogs.com
Ebola virus is one of two members of a family of RNA viruses called the Filoviridae.
From the sciencedaily.com
They're like a carrier of the ebola virus whose addicted to giving cuddles.
From the guardian.co.uk
Ebola came back yet again in the DRC in 2001, with 58 cases and 44 deaths.
From the scienceblogs.com
Ebola is not known to be native to other continents, such as North America.
From the sciencedaily.com
- Ebola hemorrhagic fever: 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
- Ebola is the virus Ebolavirus (EBOV), a viral genus, and the disease Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF), a viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF). ...
- A contagious virus first seen in the Democratic Republic of Congo that is transmitted by body fluids that causes the linings of bodily organs and vessels to leak blood and fluids, resulting in death
- A virus that inflicts 50-80% mortality by causing high fever and massive internal bleeding, followed by organ failure. Epidemics of the virus occur commonly in Africa. No natural reservoir for the Ebola virus has yet been found.
