Ebola

noun

Ebo·​la ē-ˈbō-lə How to pronounce Ebola (audio) i- How to pronounce Ebola (audio)
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or less commonly Ebola fever : the hemorrhagic fever caused by the Ebola virus

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Helmed by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, the 2014 Band Aid 30 was updated to reference the Ebola epidemic in West Africa. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2024 It is considered far less fatal than Ebola or the Marburg virus, another hemorrhagic fever with a high death rate. Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024 The virus, which is in the same viral hemorrhagic fever category as Ebola, is rarely seen in the United States. Jen Christensen, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024 Gavi now supports stockpiles of outbreak-specific vaccines for cholera, yellow fever, meningococcal disease and Ebola so the countries most affected can focus their health-care resources on chronic disease, snakebites, cancer and HIV, among other conditions. Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Ebola 

Word History

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Ebola was in 1977

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“Ebola.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Ebola. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

Ebola

noun
Ebo·​la ē-ˈbō-lə How to pronounce Ebola (audio)
: a serious often deadly disease that is caused by a virus found in Africa and is marked by fever, muscle aches, and bleeding inside the body

Medical Definition

Ebola

noun
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: the hemorrhagic fever caused by the Ebola virus

called also Ebola fever

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