Ebola
Deadly African fever
Ebola is a severe viral disease that causes hemorrhagic fever, often fatal in humans.
The virus spreads through contact with bodily fluids of infected people or animals.
Named after the Ebola River in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where outbreaks first occurred in 1976.
The Ebola outbreak devastated communities across West Africa.
Relating to bleeding
- feverElevated body temperature
- virusMicroscopic infectious agent
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
symptoms · bleeding · fatality · contagion · incubation · transmission · mortality · pathogen
UN health authority
- CDCU.S. public health agency
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- isolationComplete separation from others
- hazmatToxic materials needing precautions
PPE · contact tracing · humanitarian · aid workers · intervention · coordination · screening · border control
Widespread disease occurrence
- West AfricaContinent's western bulge
- 2014Four-digit date
- LiberiaWest African coastal republic
- Sierra LeoneWest African country, capital Freetown
Guinea · Congo · spread · containment · emergency · crisis · cases · deaths
Flying mammal or sports club
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- bushmeatHunted tropical wildlife flesh
- zoonosisAnimal-to-human disease transmission
- spilloverExcess that escapes
primate · gorilla · chimpanzee · fruit bat · wildlife · rainforest · Africa · hunting
Disease prevention injection
- PPEHazard-shielding work attire
- glovesHand coverings with fingers
- gogglesSealed protective eyewear
- gownLong formal garment
mask · handwashing · disinfection · education · awareness · surveillance · screening · isolation
Medical comfort without cure
- rehydrationReplacing lost water
- experimentalTesting new methods
- remdesivirAntiviral medication for COVID-19
- monoclonal antibodiesIdentical lab-cloned immune proteins
vaccine · clinical trial · antiviral · recovery · survival rate · intensive care · electrolytes · blood transfusion
hemorrhagic
Relating to bleeding
- feverElevated body temperature
- virusMicroscopic infectious agent
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
outbreak · symptoms · bleeding · fatality · contagion · incubation · transmission · mortality · pathogen · diagnosis
WHO
UN health authority
- CDCU.S. public health agency
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- isolationComplete separation from others
hazmat · PPE · contact tracing · humanitarian · aid workers · intervention · coordination · screening · border control · emergency
epidemic
Widespread disease occurrence
- West AfricaContinent's western bulge
- 2014Four-digit date
- LiberiaWest African coastal republic
Sierra Leone · Guinea · Congo · spread · containment · emergency · crisis · cases · deaths · contact tracing
bat
Flying mammal or sports club
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- bushmeatHunted tropical wildlife flesh
- zoonosisAnimal-to-human disease transmission
spillover · primate · gorilla · chimpanzee · fruit bat · wildlife · rainforest · Africa · hunting · butchering
vaccine
Disease prevention injection
gown · mask · handwashing · disinfection · education · awareness · surveillance · screening · isolation · biosafety
supportive care
Medical comfort without cure
- rehydrationReplacing lost water
- experimentalTesting new methods
- remdesivirAntiviral medication for COVID-19
monoclonal antibodies · vaccine · clinical trial · antiviral · recovery · survival rate · intensive care · electrolytes · blood transfusion · palliation
- infectionsviral infection, bacterial infection, fungal infection, parasitic infection, bacteremia
- 2010sInstagram, Snapchat, Uber, Airbnb, Bitcoin
- epidemicsepidemic, pandemic, outbreak, disease, Black Death
- viral diseasesinfluenza, measles, mumps, rubella, smallpox
- zoonosesrabies, avian flu, bird flu, SARS, MERS
- zoonotic diseaseszoonosis, zoonoses, zoonotic disease, rabies, leptospirosis
Ebolacommon cold
Mild respiratory virus
head cold · sniffles · perfect health · hay fever · chickenpox
Ebolameasles
Contagious viral rash illness
tuberculosis · influenza · COVID-19 · chickenpox · whooping cough
Ebolastrep throat
Bacterial infection of pharynx
bacterial infection · UTI · pneumonia · syphilis · Lyme disease
- Ebola outbreakContagious hemorrhagic illness spreading
- Ebola virusLethal hemorrhagic fever agent