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or less commonly Ebola fever
: the hemorrhagic fever caused by the Ebola virus
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It is considered far less fatal than Ebola or the Marburg virus, another hemorrhagic fever with a high death rate.
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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
Another Ebola outbreak? From STAT’s Helen Branswell: The Democratic Republic of the Congo may have another Ebola outbreak on its hands.
—Brittany Trang, STAT, 9 Aug. 2024
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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
Another Ebola outbreak? From STAT’s Helen Branswell: The Democratic Republic of the Congo may have another Ebola outbreak on its hands.
—Brittany Trang, STAT, 9 Aug. 2024
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Ebola
noun
Ebo·la
ē-ˈbō-lə 
: 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
Ebo·la
i-ˈbō-lə
ē-; ˈē-ˌbō-
ē-; ˈē-ˌbō-
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: the hemorrhagic fever caused by the Ebola virus
called also Ebola fever
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