EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER
Dictionary entry overview: What does Ebola hemorrhagic fever mean? • EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER (noun)
The noun EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER has 1 sense:
1. a severe and often fatal disease in humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys and chimpanzees) caused by the Ebola virus; characterized by high fever and severe internal bleeding; can be spread from person to person; is largely limited to Africa
Familiarity information: EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER (noun)
Meaning:
A severe and often fatal disease in humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys and chimpanzees) caused by the Ebola virus; characterized by high fever and severe internal bleeding; can be spread from person to person; is largely limited to Africa
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
Ebola; Ebola fever; Ebola hemorrhagic fever
Hypernyms ("Ebola hemorrhagic fever" is a kind of...):
haemorrhagic fever; hemorrhagic fever; VHF; viral haemorrhagic fever; viral hemorrhagic fever (a group of illnesses caused by a viral infection (usually restricted to a specific geographic area); fever and gastrointestinal symptoms are followed by capillary hemorrhage)
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