Ebola

See also: ebola, ébola, and Ébola

English

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Proper noun

Ebola

  1. A river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Etymology 2

Named after the river, which flowed near the first outbreak of Ebola that was first identified as Ebola. Reports conflict about who initially coined the name: either Karl Johnson of the American Centers for Disease Control[1] or Belgian researchers.[2]

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Noun

Ebola (uncountable)

  1. The Ebola virus.
    • 2013 May-June, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 193:
      Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents.
  2. Ebola fever.
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
  • (virus): Ebola zaire, Ebola reston
Derived terms
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Ebola virus — see Ebola virus
Ebola fever — see Ebola fever

See also
  • Marburg
  • Marburg virus

References
  1. Preston, Richard (July 20, 1995) The Hot Zone, Anchor Books (Random House), page 117: “Karl Johnson named it Ebola”
  2. “'In 1976 I Discovered Ebola – Now I Fear an Unimaginable Tragedy'”, in The Observer‎, Guardian Media Group, 4 October 2014
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