Ebola

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Ebola - a severe and often fatal disease in humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys and chimpanzees) caused by the Ebola virus; characterized by high fever and severe internal bleeding; can be spread from person to person; is largely limited to Africa

Ebola fever, Ebola hemorrhagic fever

haemorrhagic fever, hemorrhagic fever, VHF, viral haemorrhagic fever, viral hemorrhagic fever - a group of illnesses caused by a viral infection (usually restricted to a specific geographic area); fever and gastrointestinal symptoms are followed by capillary hemorrhage

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Ebola [iːˈbəʊlə] N → ébola m
the Ebola virus → el virus ébola

Ebola, Ebola virus

n (Med) → Ebola-Virus nt or m, → Eboloavirus nt or m

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communicable disease Ebola fever Ebola hemorrhagic fever Ebola virus Ebola virus disease Filoviridae filovirus haemorrhagic fever hemorrhagic fever VHF viral haemorrhagic fever viral hemorrhagic fever zoonotic			By Ngor Arol Garang October 15, 2009 (KHARTOUM) -- The western Bahr el Ghazal State government in collaboration with international medical practitioners today says they are trying to reach a remote village of Kitkit to investigate reports of Ebola outbreak in the region. W. Bahr el Ghazal State investigates Ebola outbreak by Sudan Tribune (Sudan) Byline: ANI Washington, August 21 (ANI): A minor reduction in levels of a gene called CD45 may provide protection against the virus that causes Ebola hemorrhagic fever and the bacterium that causes anthrax, according to a study. Single gene offers promising approach to treat both ebola and anthrax ... by Asian News International A group of foreign health experts have arrived in the Philippines to see if fruit bats may have infected pigs with a non-lethal form of the Ebola virus, a health official said on Monday. Bats may be linked in Philippines Ebola cases by AFP / AFP Asian Edition			Ebb and flow ebb away ebb down ebb off ebb out ebb tide ebbing Ebbinghaus ebbtide Ebbw Vale EBCDIC Ebenaceae Ebenales Eberhard Ebert Ebionism Ebionite Ebionitism EBIT EBITDA Ebla Eblaite Eblanin Eblis EbN Ebola Ebola fever Ebola hemorrhagic fever Ebola virus Ebola virus disease ebon Ebonics ebonise Ebonist ebonite ebonize ebony ebony family ebony spleenwort ebony tree Ebor. Eboracum ebracteate Ebracteolate Ebrauke EBRD ebriety Ebrillade ebriosity Ebrious Ebro			EBNF EBNF EBNHC EBNI EBNIC EBNM EBNMP EBNN EBNP EBNS EBNSC EBNSRZ EBO EBO Synchronizer EBoA EBOAI Ebobophilia EBOC EBOD EBOE EBOF EBOG EBOGFC EBOK eBOL Ebola Ebola fever Ebola fever Ebola haemorrhagic fever Ebola haemorrhagic fever Ebola hemorrhagic fever Ebola hemorrhagic fever Ebola Sudan Ebola Sudan Ebola virus Ebola virus Ebola virus Ebola virus Ebola virus Ebola virus disease Ebola virus disease Ebola virus disease Ebola virus disease Ebola-like viruses Ebola-like viruses Ebolavirus Ebolavirus Eboli Éboli Éboli, Ana de Mendoza de la Cerda, princesa de Ebolowa EBOM ebon ebon Ebon Hawk EBONE

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