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Ebola virus disease
/ iːˈbəʊlə /
noun
- See Marburg diseasea severe infectious disease characterized by fever, vomiting, and internal bleeding Compare Marburg disease
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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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