Ebola

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪˈbəʊlə/ (General American) IPA(key): /iˈboʊlə/, /ɪˈboʊlə/ Rhymes: -əʊlə === Etymology 1 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Proper noun ==== Ebola A river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Named after the river, which flowed near the first outbreak of Ebola that was first identified as Ebola. Reports conflict about who initially coined the name: either Karl Johnson of the American Centers for Disease Control or Belgian researchers. ==== Alternative forms ==== ebola ==== Noun ==== Ebola (uncountable) The Ebola virus. Ebola fever. ===== Hypernyms ===== (virus): filovirus ===== Hyponyms ===== (virus): Zaire ebolavirus, Ebola Reston ===== Derived terms ===== Ebolavirus / ebolavirus Ebola hemorrhagic fever Ebola virus disease Ebola fever Ebola virus EHF EVD ===== Translations ===== ==== See also ==== Marburg Marburg virus ==== References ====