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or less commonly Ebola fever
: the hemorrhagic fever caused by the Ebola virus
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Murthy helped lead the national response to global health issues including Ebola and the Zika virus.
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Kaitlyn Schwanemann, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
No approved vaccine was available during the 2014 Ebola outbreak, which began in Guinea and spread across borders to heavily impact Sierra Leone and Liberia.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
The challenge of caring for patients infected with viral hemorrhagic fevers, such as Ebola, Lassa and Marburg has long been recognized.
—Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
Although left-wing Americans were more likely to take Covid’s risks seriously, Van Bavel notes Republicans outpaced Democrats on Ebola fears throughout the 2014 outbreak, during Barack Obama’s presidency.
—Keren Landman, Vox, 27 Nov. 2024
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Kaitlyn Schwanemann, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
No approved vaccine was available during the 2014 Ebola outbreak, which began in Guinea and spread across borders to heavily impact Sierra Leone and Liberia.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
The challenge of caring for patients infected with viral hemorrhagic fevers, such as Ebola, Lassa and Marburg has long been recognized.
—Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
Although left-wing Americans were more likely to take Covid’s risks seriously, Van Bavel notes Republicans outpaced Democrats on Ebola fears throughout the 2014 outbreak, during Barack Obama’s presidency.
—Keren Landman, Vox, 27 Nov. 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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