What does the term Ebola stand for?

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What does the term ‘Ebola’ stand for?

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The term `Ebola` stands for a viral disease outbreak in West Africa. Ebola is a severe, often fatal illness that was first identified in 1976 in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is caused by the Ebola virus, which belongs to the Filoviridae family. The virus is transmitted to humans from wild animals and then spreads through human-to-human transmission. The symptoms of Ebola include fever, fatigue, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, and in some cases, internal and external bleeding. The 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa was the largest and most complex outbreak of the disease ever recorded, with thousands of cases and deaths reported. It is important to note that Ebola has not been reported in Bangladesh or Syria.