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virus

[vahy-ruhs] / ˈvaɪ rəs /


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The sediment and nutrients from the winter stays in coastal waters throughout the year and can also contain high levels of bacteria and virus material.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Patients may be exposed to EBV through donor organs that carry a latent form of the virus.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

The technique, which had long been used in China, India and Africa before arriving in North America, involved injecting the live virus from a smallpox sufferer’s pustules into a healthy person.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

“We need to be looking for the next pandemic virus on fur farms, in hunting communities, and even at border checkpoints where wildlife are imported,” Carlson said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Yuebin even has a virus installed on his Link that’s slowing it down.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu




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