Definitions for "Ebola "
a severe, infectious and often fatal disease in humans and other primates (monkeys and chimpanzees) caused by the Ebola virus; characterized by high fever and severe internal bleeding.
a deadly virus that is transmitted through direct contact with the blood or bodily fluids of an infected person, unsterilized needles or an infected animal. Symptoms include high fever, headaches, muscle aches, stomach pain, fatigue, and diarrhea. Initial symptoms occur 4-16 days after infection, and if not caught in time, proceed very rapidly. Ultimately, the virus causes all major organs to fail, resulting in death. In 1976 in Zaire, the disease appeared from an unknown place and killed 340 people. The origin of the virus was in the Congo, moving to the Sudan, the Ivory Coast, Zaire, and most recently in 1996 in rural Gabon. There are 4 types of Ebola virus: Ebola Zaire, Reston, Tai, and Sudan. Ebola Reston, which is the only virus that is not fatal to humans, only monkeys, made its way to the United States via an import of monkeys from the Philippine's. The scariest characteristic of this virus is that it is airborne. Early diagnosis is important in treating the virus, and extreme infection control methods such as isolation are the only way to prevent the spread of the virus.
A severe, often-fatal disease caused by the Ebola virus that has appeared sporadically in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Sudan, the Ivory Coast, Uganda and the Republic of the Congo since its initial recognition in 1976.
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