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    EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER

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     I. (noun) 

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    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 Africaplay

    Synonyms:

    Ebola; Ebola fever; Ebola hemorrhagic fever

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    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    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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