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virus

[vahy-ruhs] / ˈvaɪ rəs /


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During previous Ebola outbreaks, Americans exposed to the virus were brought back to the U.S. for monitoring or treatment.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

An Antelope Valley resident has been hospitalized with a rare and serious symptom of the virus.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

In Covid, the letter being delivered was a snippet of genetic code from the Covid virus.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

There was no sign the virus had spread to other animal populations, poultry or agriculture systems, "and there remains a low risk to human health", the minister said.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

His worries were on target: the virus, not the British, stopped the Continental army's drive into Quebec in 1776.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

This included patients' information as well as biological resources known as pathogens - organisms that cause disease such as viruses, bacteria and parasites.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

What are the molecules that are going to effectively attack those viruses?

From Slate Jul. 6, 2026

“Some seasons are better, with lower attack rates and lower morbidity, and other seasons, just by nature of the changes in the viruses, are worse, with more hospitalizations and more deaths,” Sood said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

Instead, different groups of animals may have independently developed distinct molecular systems for detecting viruses and preventing them from spreading.

From Science Daily Jun. 30, 2026

Deadly viruses are the plague of our age.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson




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