Ebola virus
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Ebola virus
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After Ebola river (area of discovery of type species) + virus. Reports conflict about who initially coined the name: either Karl Johnson of the American Centers for Disease Control or Belgian researchers.
noun
- 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.
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noun virus
| Español | virus Ébola |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 에볼라바이러스 ebollabaireoseu |
| 日本語 | エボラウイルス Ebora uirusu |
| 中文 | 埃博拉病毒 Āibólā bìngdú, 伊波拉病毒 Yībōlā bìngdú |
| Português | ebola |
| Français | virus Ebola |
| Deutsch | Ebolavirus |
| Ελληνικά | ιός Έμπολα iós Émpola |
| Русский | ви́рус Эбо́ла vírus Ebóla, эболави́рус ebolavírus |
| العربية | فِيرُوس إِيبُولَا fīrūs ʔībūlā |
Talk about this word "Ebola virus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ebola%20virus. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. Ebola virus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ebola%20virus "Ebola virus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ebola%20virus.Cite this
@misc{ebola_virus_2026,
title = {Ebola virus},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ebola%20virus},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
