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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Ebola virus

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

NAIROBI, Kenya—The fast-spreading Ebola virus is overwhelming creaking hospitals and clinics in the Democratic Republic of Congo, dimming hopes for quick containment of what is already the third-largest outbreak of the killer disease in history.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026

"At the time of the intervention, the community was not aware of the Ebola virus disease outbreak... They are among the first known victims."

From Barron's ● May 23, 2026

She was beginning to think that this monkey did not have Ebola virus.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston