ebola fever

Ebola fever
    n 1: a severe and often fatal disease in humans and nonhuman
         primates (monkeys and chimpanzees) caused by the Ebola
         virus; characterized by high fever and severe internal
         bleeding; can be spread from person to person; is largely
         limited to Africa [syn: {Ebola hemorrhagic fever}, {Ebola
         fever}, {Ebola}]