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- noun pathology An extremely contagious and often fatal illness caused by the
Ebola virus , characterised byfever and internal bleeding, contracted through infected body fluids.
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- 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
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Named after the Ebola River.
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