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... > Viruses > RNA Viruses > Negative-Sense RNA Viruses > Mononegavirales > Filoviridae > Ebolavirus

Preferred term

Ebolavirus  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Ebola-like Virus
  • Ebola like Viruses
  • Ebola-like Viruses
  • Ebola Virus
  • Ebola Viruses
  • Virus, Ebola
  • Viruses, Ebola

Note

  • infection = HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA

Scope note

  • A genus in the family FILOVIRIDAE consisting of several distinct species of Ebolavirus, each containing separate strains. These viruses cause outbreaks of a contagious, hemorrhagic disease (HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA) in humans, usually with high mortality.

History note

  • 2007 (2002)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D029043

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