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virus

[vahy-ruhs] / ˈvaɪ rəs /


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Vaccine Company is developing a vaccine against Epstein-Barr virus.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

States neighbouring the Democratic Republic of Congo are at great danger from Ebola and should act immediately to counter the deadly virus, the head of the World Health Organisation said on Monday.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Locals at the epicentre of the Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo attacked the town hospital overnight, demanding the body of a religious leader who died from the virus, officials said on Monday.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

NAIROBI, Kenya—The fast-spreading Ebola virus is overwhelming creaking hospitals and clinics in the Democratic Republic of Congo, dimming hopes for quick containment of what is already the third-largest outbreak of the killer disease in history.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

Our tribes got much bigger, and we spread across the entire planet like an unstoppable virus.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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