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Ebola

Eb·o·la [ i bṓlə ] or Eb·o·la vi·rus


noun 
Definition:
 
lethal virus: a virus transmitted by blood and body fluids that causes the linings of bodily organs and vessels to leak blood and fluids, usually resulting in death

[Late 20th century. After the Ebola River, Democratic Republic of the Congo]
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