an infectious and often fatal disease marked by fever and internal bleeding, contracted through infected body fluids
after river in Congo where it was discovered
virus, 1976, named for Ebola River valley in Congo, where it first was studied.
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.
Note: 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.
