EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE
\iːbˈə͡ʊlə vˈa͡ɪɹəs dɪzˈiːz], \iːbˈəʊlə vˈaɪɹəs dɪzˈiːz], \iː_b_ˈəʊ_l_ə v_ˈaɪ_ɹ_ə_s d_ɪ_z_ˈiː_z]\
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A highly fatal, acute hemorrhagic fever, clinically very similar to MARBURG VIRUS DISEASE, caused by the EBOLA VIRUS, first occurring in the Sudan and adjacent northwestern (what was then) Zaire. The natural reservoir and mode of transmission of the virus are unknown, but secondary infection is by direct contact with infected blood and other body secretions. (From Dorland, 28th ed)
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