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or less commonly Ebola fever
: the hemorrhagic fever caused by the Ebola virus
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Conducted during the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, this adaptive trial allowed for a rapid and efficient evaluation of the treatment’s efficacy, highlighting the importance of adaptive design during public health emergencies.
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Raviv Pryluk and Mike Walsh, STAT, 12 July 2024
He's worked with seven presidents and steered the U.S. response to countless crises from HIV to Ebola and, of course, COVID.
—ABC News, 30 June 2024
These include zika, Ebola, ChatGPT and so on, words that reflect the ebb and flow of scientific research and broader events and fashions within science and society.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2024
Gain-of-virulence isn’t either Smallpox, Ebola, HIV, influenza, the plague, malaria, and a whole host of terrible bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites were cooked up by Mother Nature, all on her own.
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
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Raviv Pryluk and Mike Walsh, STAT, 12 July 2024
He's worked with seven presidents and steered the U.S. response to countless crises from HIV to Ebola and, of course, COVID.
—ABC News, 30 June 2024
These include zika, Ebola, ChatGPT and so on, words that reflect the ebb and flow of scientific research and broader events and fashions within science and society.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2024
Gain-of-virulence isn’t either Smallpox, Ebola, HIV, influenza, the plague, malaria, and a whole host of terrible bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites were cooked up by Mother Nature, all on her own.
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
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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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