Ebola virus

American  

noun

• Ebola viruses
  plural

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

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Ebola virus Scientific  

/ 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.

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Noun Inflected Forms

• Ebola viruses
  plural

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Example Sentences

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Ebola virus

The Bundibugyo strain is the rarest of the four known Ebola virus species, scientists say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

The first volunteer in the world - a 37-year-old UK man called Ed Hunt - has received an experimental vaccine against the Ebola virus.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

Ebola virus disease and hantavirus have attracted renewed attention in recent weeks because of the serious risks they pose to public health.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 22, 2026

Agency for International Development, or USAID, which could have played an important role in addressing the ongoing Ebola virus outbreak, the cause of illness and death for hundreds of victims in Africa.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

Johnson, one of the discoverers of Ebola virus, preferred to talk about these events while fly-fishing.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

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