Noun: 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 hemorrhagic fever, Ebola fever
Type of: haemorrhagic fever [Brit, Cdn], hemorrhagic fever [N. Amer], VHF, viral haemorrhagic fever, viral hemorrhagic fever
Encyclopedia: Ebola