Virus
ebolavirus
Subclass of:
Filoviridae
Definitions related to ebolavirus:
  • (ebola virus) Any viral organism that can be assigned to the genus Ebola virus.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • 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.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (ebola virus) A genus of filamentous, enveloped viruses with glycoprotein surface spikes, in the family Filoviridae. The genome is composed of a linear single-strand of negative sense RNA. The primary product of gene transcription of the fourth gene is a small glycoprotein (sGP), while RNA editing allows expression of full length glycoprotein. The Ebolavirus natural reservoir is considered to be fruit bats of the Pteropodidae family and cause severe hemorrhagic fevers in humans.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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