Noun
(medicine, virology) Initialism of Ebola virus disease.
(medicine) Initialism of external ventricular drain.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgEVD is contagious and is transmitted through direct contact with blood, body fluids and tissues of infect-ed wild animals or people, as well as with surfaces and materials, such as bedding and clothing, contaminated with these fluids. Source: Internet
And while there was no effect of literacy or education on bushmeat consumption during the EVD crisis, household heads were less likely to eat bushmeat if they knew that Ebola could be contracted from the meat. Source: Internet
But handling and eating bushmeat carries the risk of contracting diseases, such as Ebola virus disease (EVD). Source: Internet
Council also commended the Commission for its lead role in the fight against the EVD as well as in the post-EVD recovery efforts, through the African Union Support to the Ebola Outbreak in West Africa (ASEOWA). Source: Internet
In past epidemics, EVD has had a fatality rate of more than 80%, although the mortality rate was closer to 50% in the 2013-2015 outbreak. Source: Internet
But none of these private charities will be able to deploy on the scale and at the speed required to arrest the spread of the Ebola virus diseases (EVD). Source: Internet