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or less commonly Ebola fever
: the hemorrhagic fever caused by the Ebola virus
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Without grants, scientists are unable to start any new research, from asthma and pediatric cancer to Covid and Ebola.
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Erika Edwards, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2025
Today, the agency works in more than 150 locations around the world, leads efforts to expand universal health coverage and directs the international response to health emergencies, from yellow fever to cholera and Ebola.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 21 Jan. 2025
Same with smallpox – eradicated from the entire globe because of a vaccine, and the same with Ebola and the same with measles, and on and on.
—Michael B. Teiger, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2025
Removing this support from the organization will leave the WHO with fewer resources for its programs, including its work on fighting Zika and Ebola.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Jan. 2025
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Erika Edwards, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2025
Today, the agency works in more than 150 locations around the world, leads efforts to expand universal health coverage and directs the international response to health emergencies, from yellow fever to cholera and Ebola.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 21 Jan. 2025
Same with smallpox – eradicated from the entire globe because of a vaccine, and the same with Ebola and the same with measles, and on and on.
—Michael B. Teiger, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2025
Removing this support from the organization will leave the WHO with fewer resources for its programs, including its work on fighting Zika and Ebola.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Ebola.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Ebola. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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Ebola
noun
Ebo·la
ē-ˈbō-lə 
: a serious often deadly disease that is caused by a virus found in Africa and is marked by fever, muscle aches, and bleeding inside the body
Medical Definition
Ebola
noun
Ebo·la
i-ˈbō-lə
ē-; ˈē-ˌbō-
ē-; ˈē-ˌbō-
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: the hemorrhagic fever caused by the Ebola virus
called also Ebola fever
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