Definitions for ebola fever

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Ebola hemorrhagic fever, Ebola fever, 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

Wiktionary

  1. Ebola fever(Noun)

    An extremely contagious and often fatal illness caused by the Ebola virus, characterised by fever and internal bleeding, contracted through infected body fluids.

  2. Origin: Named after the Ebola River.


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