English

Proper noun

Ebola

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

Translations

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]

Alternative forms

• ebola

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.

Hyponyms

• (virus): Ebola zaire, Ebola reston

Hypernyms

• (virus): filovirus

Derived terms

• Ebolavirus / ebolavirus

Translations

Related terms

• Ebola fever
• Ebola virus

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

English

Noun

ebola ‎(uncountable)

1. Alternative spelling of Ebola

Italian

Noun

ebola f ‎(plural ebole)

1. (pathology) Ebola

Portuguese

Noun

ebola m (uncountable)

1. (virology) Ebola virus (extremely contagious filovirus of African origin that causes Ebola fever)