filovirus

American  

[fil-uh-vahy-ruhs, fahy-luh‑] / ˈfɪl əˌvaɪ rəs, ˈfaɪ lə‑ /

noun

plural

filoviruses

1. any of several filamentous, single-stranded RNA viruses of the family Filoviridae, defined by their unique appearance and reproductive strategies, as the Ebola and Marburg viruses.

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filovirus British  

/ ˈfaɪləʊˌvaɪrəs /

noun

1. any member of a family of viruses that includes the agents responsible for Ebola virus disease and Marburg disease

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Etymology

Origin of filovirus

1985–90; New Latin, equivalent to Latin fīl(um) a thread + -o- + virus

Example Sentences

The six species of Ebola virus are the only other known members of the filovirus family, according to the U.S.

From Washington Times • Apr. 21, 2023

The Marburg virus is a cousin of the equally deadly Ebola virus - part of the filovirus family - and it kills on average half of those infected, the WHO says.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2023

“The six species of Ebola virus are the only other known members of the filovirus family.”

From Washington Post • Jul. 18, 2022

On 3 August, samples from a man who had died 1 day earlier in Guinea tested positive for Marburg virus, a filovirus similar to the Ebola virus that can also cause fatal hemorrhagic fever.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 22, 2021

I had begun to understand the feeling of having been exposed to a filovirus: I’ll be okay.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston