Ebola virus

noun

1. a highly contagious virus of the family Filoviridae that causes Ebola, a usually fatal disease.

Ebola virus

/ ĭ-bō′lə /

1. A virus of African origin, belonging to the genus Filovirus , that causes a highly contagious infection characterized by fever, respiratory symptoms, bleeding, and sometimes central nervous system involvement with coma. In many patients there is progressive organ failure leading to death.

Example Sentences

As the Ebola Virus rages on, the same old problems that have plagued West Africa are still waiting.

From The Daily Beast