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ebola virus

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.56 in modern English

Syllables
ebo-la virus
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any extremely contagious filovirus infection of African origin that causes Ebola fever, spread through contact with bodily fluids or secretions of infected persons and by airborne particles, caused by the viruses in genus Ebolavirus.

Uncountable

Etymology

After Ebola river (area of discovery of type species) + virus. Reports conflict about who initially coined the name: either Karl Johnson of the American Centers for Disease Control or Belgian researchers.

Usage

Questions

What does ebola virus mean?
Any extremely contagious filovirus infection of African origin that causes Ebola fever, spread through contact with bodily fluids or secretions of infected persons and by airborne particles, caused by the viruses in genus Ebolavirus.
Where does ebola virus come from?
After Ebola river (area of discovery of type species) + virus. Reports conflict about who initially coined the name: either Karl Johnson of the American Centers for Disease Control or Belgian researchers.

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