Definitions for ebola virus
ɪˈboʊ ləebo·la virus

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1. Ebola virusnoun

   a filovirus that causes Ebola hemorrhagic fever; carried by animals; can be used as a bioweapon

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1. Ebola virusnoun

   an exceptionally virulent hemorrhaic virus with a high mortality rate, first recognized in an outbreak on the Ebola river in africa.

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1. Ebola virusnoun

   An extremely contagious filovirus of African origin that causes Ebola fever, spread through contact with bodily fluids or secretions of infected persons and by airborne particles.

2. Etymology: Named after the Ebola River.

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1. ebola virus

   Ebola, also known as Ebola virus disease (EVD) and Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF), is a viral hemorrhagic fever in humans and other primates, caused by ebolaviruses. Symptoms typically start anywhere between two days and three weeks after becoming infected with the virus. The first symptoms are usually fever, sore throat, muscle pain, and headaches. These are usually followed by vomiting, diarrhoea, rash and decreased liver and kidney function, at which point, some people begin to bleed both internally and externally. The disease kills between 25% and 90% of those infected – about 50% on average. Death is often due to shock from fluid loss, and typically occurs between six and 16 days after the first symptoms appear. Early treatment of symptoms increases the survival rate considerably compared to late start.The virus spreads through direct contact with body fluids, such as blood from infected humans or other animals, or from contact with items that have recently been contaminated with infected body fluids. There have been no documented cases, either in nature or under laboratory conditions, of the disease spreading through the air between humans or other primates. After a person recovers from Ebola, their semen or breast milk may continue to carry the virus for anywhere between several weeks to several months. Fruit bats are believed to be the normal carrier in nature; they are able to spread the virus without being affected by it. The symptoms of Ebola may resemble those of several other diseases, including malaria, cholera, typhoid fever, meningitis and other viral hemorrhagic fevers. Diagnosis is confirmed by testing blood samples for the presence of viral RNA, viral antibodies or the virus itself.Control of outbreaks requires coordinated medical services and community engagement, including rapid detection, contact tracing of those exposed, quick access to laboratory services, care for those infected, and proper disposal of the dead through cremation or burial. Samples of body fluids and tissues from people with the disease should be handled with extreme caution. Prevention measures include wearing proper protective clothing and washing hands when around a person with the disease, and limiting the spread of the disease from infected animals to humans – by wearing protective clothing while handling potentially infected bushmeat, and by cooking bushmeat thoroughly before eating it. An Ebola vaccine was approved in the United States in December 2019. While there is no approved treatment for Ebola as of 2019, two treatments (atoltivimab/maftivimab/odesivimab and ansuvimab) are associated with improved outcomes. Supportive efforts also improve outcomes. These include oral rehydration therapy (drinking slightly sweetened and salty water) or giving intravenous fluids, and treating symptoms. In October 2020, Atoltivimab/maftivimab/odesivimab (Inmazeb) was approved for medical use in the United States to treat the disease caused by Zaire ebolavirus.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ebola virus in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ebola virus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of ebola virus in a Sentence

1. Jonathan Ball:

   This confirms that Ebola virus can persist in the genital tract for a considerable length of time, months after the virus has disappeared from the blood, and worryingly shows that this long-lived reservoir is a potential source of new infections.

2. Daniel Lucey:

   It never spreads through the air, thankfully, so the idea is to vaccinate people who come into contact or are in contact of people who come into contact with people who have Ebola virus infection.

3. Deputy Health Minister Tolbert Nyenswah:

   A 17-year-old corpse was tested positive for Ebola virus. This took place in Margibi County. There is no need to panic. The corpse has been buried and our contact tracing has started work.

4. Ezekiel Togba:

   I am not worrying over the Ebola virus because I follow the necessary preventive measures and I think I am safe.

5. Michael Jacobs:

   This is the original Ebola virus that she had many months ago which has been inside the brain, replicating at a very low level probably, and which has now re-emerged to cause this clinical illness of meningitis.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ebola virus
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=ebola virus
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ebola_Virus
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebola_Virus