noun
Ebola hemorrhagic fever
Medical term for the severe, often fatal disease caused by the Ebola virus.
エボラ出血熱は感染力が非常に強い。
Ebola hemorrhagic fever is highly contagious.
エボラウイルス refers to the virus itself, while エボラ出血熱 is the disease it causes.
Named after the Ebola River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where the virus was first recognized. The Japanese term combines the loanword エボラ with 出血熱 (hemorrhagic fever).