Ebola-Pronunciation: E-'bO-l&, i-, e- Function: noun Etymology: Ebola River, Zaire, site of an outbreak of the virus in 1976 Date: 1977 : An RNA-containing virus of African origin that causes an often fatal Hemorrhagic fever -- called also Ebola. Zaire, 1976 A strange virus kills 340 of Zaire's natives. This virus has never been seen by man, so there is no cure. Three out of four people die, and the fourth person, who lives, will suffer severely. This virus is …
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…of Ebola in Reston, VA does not affect humans, only monkeys. This virus is highly contagious, but only to monkeys. Humans can still be infected with the virus, they just don't have any symptoms and don't die, but they can infect monkeys if a human has the virus. Bibliography Ebola Virus Homepage (online) Available http://members.aol.com/ebola11/index.html WWWebsters Dictionary (online) Available http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=ebola