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Ebola fever

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Noun1.Ebola fever - 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, 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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As with other hemorrhagic fevers, such as Ebola fever, several nosocomial CCHF outbreaks have been described (3,10-12).
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Mauritania by Simon, Francois / Emerging Infectious Diseases
A one-shot version of a vaccine against Ebola fever provides protection after just 1 month, tests in monkeys show.
Ebola vaccine works fast in monkey test by Seppa, N. / Science News
The second is Plague, as the world AIDS epidemic reveals biological pathways open for the invasion of other nightmare ailments, from penicillin-resistant TB to Ebola fever.
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