Ebola virus disease

/ (iːˈbəʊlə) /

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noun

a severe infectious disease characterized by fever, vomiting, and internal bleedingCompare Marburg disease

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In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

candystring

candyfloss

candypuff

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Word Origin for Ebola virus disease

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

Words nearby Ebola virus disease

Eblis, EbN, E-boat, Ebola, Ebola virus, Ebola virus disease, ebon, Ebonics, ebonist, ebonite, ebonize

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