an RNA virus (family Filoviridae) that causes fever, internal bleeding, and, often, death
See Ebola (virus) in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ĭ-bōˈlə, ĕbˈō-lä)
noun
An extremely contagious filovirus causing an acute, usually fatal hemorrhagic fever and spread through contact with bodily fluids of infected persons and by airborne particles.