English Explanatory Dictionary

Ebola fever

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An extremely contagious and often fatal illness caused by the Ebola virus, characterised by fever and internal bleeding, contracted through infected body fluids.

Word forms

Ebola fever

Etymology

Named after the Ebola River.

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