Ebola virus
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- noun
- /ɪˈboʊlə ˈvaɪrəs/
- Specialized
:
virus del Ébola
- The Centers for Disease Control confirmed that a patient was infected with the Ebola virus after traveling to West Africa.
- Ebola virus infection
- Ebola virus outbreak
- Ebola virus transmission
Examples
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We assume there is a 10% probability that Ebola virus-negative patients are exposed to the virus.
Academic text (2015) -
By October 2015, 31 molecules for Ebola virus treatment were under commercial development.
Academic text (2016) -
Ebola virus symptoms start with a headache.
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We identified spatial influences on the regional spread of Ebola virus infections.
Academic text (2015) -
To date, the origin or reservoir of the Ebola virus is still unknown; there is still no vaccine.
Fiction book (1993) -
Most recently, the reemergence of the Ebola virus in Zaire has captured worldwide attention.
Academic text (1995) -
In May 1995, the Ebola virus outbreak in Zaire confronted popular imagination with stark reality.
Academic text (1998) -
Immunoelectron microscopy confirmed that the filovirus seen in the tissue of these monkeys was the Ebola virus.
Academic text (1995) -
Research indicates that the Ebola virus can survive on contaminated surfaces for several hours.
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Symptoms of the Ebola virus infection include fever, vomiting, and severe bleeding.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase 'Ebola virus' transparently denotes the virus that causes the disease Ebola: combining the disease name 'Ebola' with the noun 'virus' yields the agent responsible for that illness. This 'X virus' compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Ebola virus gets its name from the Ebola River in the Congo, where the disease was first found in 1976. Scientists chose the river's name instead of a village so no town would be 'blamed', and today Ebola virus means the virus that causes a serious illness.