Associations to the word «Ebola»

EBOLA, proper noun. A river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

EBOLA, noun. The Ebola virus.

EBOLA, noun. Ebola fever.

EBOLA, noun. Alternative form of Ebola

EBOLA FEVER, noun. (disease) An extremely contagious and often fatal illness caused by the Ebola virus, characterised by fever and internal bleeding, contracted through infected body fluids.

EBOLA RESTON, noun. A strain of Ebolavirus which does not cause disease in humans but which does cause disease in other primates, but which can infect humans

EBOLA VIRUS, noun. (virology) 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.

EBOLA ZAIRE, noun. A strain of Ebolavirus which causes Ebola hemorrhagic fever in humans and other primates and usually presents at over a 50% mortality rate

EBOLA, noun. 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.