Ebola virus
Any extremely contagious filovirus infection of African origin that causes Ebola…Any extremely contagious filovirus infection of African origin that causes Ebola fever, spread through contact with bodily fluids or secretions of infected persons and by airborne particles, caused by the viruses in genus Ebolavirus.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Any extremely contagious filovirus infection of African origin that causes Ebola fever, spread through contact with bodily fluids or secretions of infected persons and by airborne particles, caused by the viruses in genus Ebolavirus.
Ebolavirus
ви́рус Эбо́лаvírus Ebóla, эболави́русebolavírus
- a filovirus that causes Ebola hemorrhagic fever; carried by animals; can be used as a bioweapon
Translations
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Origin
After Ebola river (area of discovery of type species) + virus. Reports conflict about whoAfter Ebola river (area of discovery of type species) + virus. Reports conflict about who initially coined the name: either Karl Johnson of the American Centers for Disease Control or Belgian researchers.
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