Ebola
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪˈbəʊlə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /iˈboʊlə/, /ɪˈboʊlə/
- Rhymes: -əʊlə
Etymology 1[edit]
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Proper noun[edit]
Ebola
- A river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Translations[edit]
river
Etymology 2[edit]
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[1] or Belgian researchers.[2]
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
Ebola (uncountable)
- The Ebola virus.
- 2013 May-June, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 193:
- Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents.
- Ebola fever.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (virus): filovirus
Hyponyms[edit]
- (virus): Zaire ebolavirus, Ebola Reston
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
shortening for Ebola virus and Ebola fever
Ebola virus — see Ebola virus
Ebola fever — see Ebola fever
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Preston, Richard (1995 July 20) The Hot Zone, Anchor Books (Random House), page 117: “Karl Johnson named it Ebola”
- ^ Bredow, Rafaela von, Hackenbroch, Veronika (2014 October 4) “'In 1976 I Discovered Ebola – Now I Fear an Unimaginable Tragedy'”, in The Observer, Guardian Media Group