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or less commonly Ebola fever
: the hemorrhagic fever caused by the Ebola virus
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UNICEF provides emergency WASH services in over 60 countries, including those affected by armed conflict, migration crises, natural disasters and diseases like cholera and Ebola.
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Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The center will be able to provide care for, receive and oversee patients with pathogen infections, including Ebola and Marburg virus disease, under this new designation.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2025
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, bushmeat has the potential to spread diseases like Ebola due to hunting, butchering, and processing meat from infected animals.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
The United Nations and world health community are mourning the death of David Nabarro, the British physician and public health champion who led the U.N response to eradicating cholera in Haiti after taking on some of the world’s most pressing diseases, including Ebola.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 29 July 2025
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Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The center will be able to provide care for, receive and oversee patients with pathogen infections, including Ebola and Marburg virus disease, under this new designation.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2025
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, bushmeat has the potential to spread diseases like Ebola due to hunting, butchering, and processing meat from infected animals.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
The United Nations and world health community are mourning the death of David Nabarro, the British physician and public health champion who led the U.N response to eradicating cholera in Haiti after taking on some of the world’s most pressing diseases, including Ebola.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 29 July 2025
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“Ebola.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Ebola. Accessed 17 Sep. 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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