Ebola virus disease

British

/ iːˈbəʊlə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Ebola virus disease

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

Example Sentences

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The Department of Health said Thursday in a news release that officials believe the individuals are at low risk but regions in each of these countries are currently experiencing outbreaks of Ebola virus disease.

From Washington Times • Mar. 25, 2021

There’s one particularly pernicious conspiracy I want to address, one that also cropped up during the 2013–16 Ebola virus disease outbreak originating in Western Africa.

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2020

Gorman’s doctors had just defeated advanced Ebola virus disease, one of the most fearsome infections known to medicine.

From Washington Post • Dec. 27, 2019

This Ebola outbreak is the second worst on record, with roughly 2,500 documented cases of people with Ebola virus disease and about 1,700 deaths so far.

From Scientific American • Jul. 23, 2019

He said the ministry was “taking all necessary steps to rapidly and effectively contain this new Ebola virus disease outbreak.”

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2018

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