virus

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Skelly said she was considering vaccinating her ewes and lambs against bluetongue virus - a disease spread by biting midges that had previously been confined to Africa.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

In this alternate past, a fatal blood virus, known informally as the Red Wind, has been ravaging the population for about a decade.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

It develops when the virus responsible for chickenpox becomes active again in the body, often years after the original infection.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

The virus is so contagious that any misstep could kill the patient on board and infect the crew members, who would then be vectors to spread the deadly pathogens across America.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Because the virus I’m talking about is a form of smallpox.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz