virus
Example Sentences
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Long Covid, according to the NHS, is when symptoms of the virus, such as fatigue, brain fog, and pain, last longer than 12 weeks.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
It is based on a modified herpes simplex virus that has been engineered to replicate only inside glioblastoma cells, leaving healthy tissue unaffected.
From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026
He later received approval to use pig cells in humans but stopped the program due to a pig virus he feared could harm patients.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
Women, people of Hispanic origin, people with severe initial infections and people who have not been vaccinated against the virus appear more likely than other groups to develop long COVID.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026
“We have no idea if or how the stolen virus fits in with all of this.”
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.