Ebola fever

noun

An extremely contagious and often fatal illness caused by the Ebola virus, characterised by fever and internal bleeding, contracted through infected body fluids.

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Ebola hemorrhagic feverEbola
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Meanings

nounEbola fever (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineAn extremely contagious and often fatal illness caused by the Ebola virus, characterised by fever and internal bleeding, contracted through infected body fluids.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna 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

Similar
Ebola hemorrhagic feverEbola
Broader
hemorrhagic feverhaemorrhagic feverviral hemorrhagic fever
Also see
ebolaebola hemorrhagic feverebola virus disease

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Named after the Ebola River.

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Translations

Arabic حُمَّى اَلْإِيبُولَا
  • حُمَّى اَلْإِيبُولَا (ḥummā l-ʔibūlā)illness caused by the Ebola virus
Chinese Mandarin 埃博拉病, 埃博拉出血熱 /埃博拉出血热
  • 埃博拉病 (Āibólā bìng)illness caused by the Ebola virus
  • 埃博拉出血熱 /埃博拉出血热 (Āibólā chūxiěrè)illness caused by the Ebola virus
  • 伊波拉出血熱 /伊波拉出血热 (Yībōlā chūxuèrè)illness caused by the Ebola virus
Danish ebola, ebolafeber
  • ebolaillness caused by the Ebola virus
  • ebolafeberillness caused by the Ebola virus
Dutch ebola
  • ebolaillness caused by the Ebola virus
French fièvre Ebola
  • fièvre Ebolaillness caused by the Ebola virus
German Ebolafieber
  • Ebolafieberillness caused by the Ebola virus
Greek αιμορραγικός πυρετός του Έμπολα
  • αιμορραγικός πυρετός του Έμπολα (aimorragikós pyretós tou Émpola)illness caused by the Ebola virus
Japanese エボラ出血熱
  • エボラ出血熱 (Ebora shukketsunetsu)illness caused by the Ebola virus
Russian лихора́дка Эбо́ла
  • лихора́дка Эбо́ла (lixorádka Ebóla)illness caused by the Ebola virus
Swahili Maradhi ya virusi ya ebola
  • Maradhi ya virusi ya ebolaillness caused by the Ebola virus
Swedish ebolafeber, ebola
  • ebolafeberillness caused by the Ebola virus
  • ebolaillness caused by the Ebola virus
Tamil புலைக்காய்ச்சல்
  • புலைக்காய்ச்சல் (pulaikkāyccal)illness caused by the Ebola virus
Cite this entry
APA

Ebola fever. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ebola%20fever

MLA

“Ebola fever.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ebola%20fever. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ebola fever,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ebola%20fever.

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