EBOLA FEVER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Ebola fever mean? 

• EBOLA FEVER (noun)
  The noun EBOLA FEVER has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: EBOLA FEVER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EBOLA FEVER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

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Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

Ebola; Ebola fever; Ebola hemorrhagic fever

Hypernyms ("Ebola fever" is a kind of...):

haemorrhagic fever; hemorrhagic fever; VHF; viral haemorrhagic fever; viral hemorrhagic fever (a group of illnesses caused by a viral infection (usually restricted to a specific geographic area); fever and gastrointestinal symptoms are followed by capillary hemorrhage)