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Corona vs Ebola - What's the difference?

corona | ebola |

As nouns the difference between corona and ebola

is that corona is a crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services while Ebola is the Ebola virus.

As a proper noun Ebola is

a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

corona

English

Noun

(wikipedia corona)
  • A crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services.
  • (star) The luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun or other star, extending millions of kilometres into space, most easily seen during a total solar eclipse,
  • (biology) Any crown-like appendage of a plant or animal.
  • (electricity) corona discharge
  • Derived terms

    * coronagraph

    ebola

    English

    Proper noun

    (Ebola River) (en proper noun)
  • A river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  • Etymology 2

    Named after the river, which flowed near the first outbreak of Ebola that was first identified as Ebola. Reports conflict about who initially coined the name: either Karl Johnson of the American Centers for Disease Control'>citation

    Alternative forms

    * ebola

    Noun

    (wikipedia Ebola) (-)
  • The Ebola virus.
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  • , title= In the News , volume=101, issue=3, page=193, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola . A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents.}}
  • Ebola fever.
  • Hyponyms
    * (virus) Ebola zaire, Ebola reston
    Hypernyms
    * (virus) filovirus
    Derived terms
    * Ebolavirus / ebolavirus

    See also

    * Marburg * Marburg virus

    References