"Ebola virus" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: After Ebola river (area of discovery of type species) + virus. Reports conflict about who initially coined the name: either Karl Johnson of the American Centers for Disease Control or Belgian researchers. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Ebola virus (uncountable)
  1. Any extremely contagious filovirus infection of African origin that causes Ebola fever, spread through contact with bodily fluids or secretions of infected persons and by airborne particles, caused by the viruses in genus Ebolavirus. Wikipedia link: Ebola river, Ebola virus, Richard Preston, The Hot Zone Tags: uncountable Categories (lifeform): Viruses Translations (virus): فِيرُوس إِيبُولَا (fīrūs ʔībūlā) [masculine] (Arabic), 埃博拉病毒 (Āibólā bìngdú) (Chinese Mandarin), ebolavirus [common-gender] (Danish), Ebola-virus (Finnish), virus Ebola [masculine] (French), Ebolavirus [neuter] (German), ιός Έμπολα (iós Émpola) [masculine] (Greek), エボラウイルス (Ebora uirusu) (Japanese), ویروس ابولا (virus-e ebolâ) (Persian), ebola [masculine] (Portuguese), ви́рус Эбо́ла (vírus Ebóla) [masculine] (Russian), эболави́рус (ebolavírus) [masculine] (Russian), virus Ébola [masculine] (Spanish), புலைக்காய்ச்சல் நச்சுயிரி புலை நச்சுயிரி (pulaikkāyccal naccuyiri pulai naccuyiri) (Tamil), ꔤꕷꕞ (ibola) (Vai)
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          "word": "புலைக்காய்ச்சல் நச்சுயிரி புலை நச்சுயிரி"
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