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virus

[vahy-ruhs] / ˈvaɪ rəs /


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In 2020, she contributed $1 million to Vanderbilt University for virus research, helping kick-start Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

Two people who were not vaccinated against measles have died of the virus in Pennsylvania, health officials said.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

Driven by the rare Bundibugyo species of the virus -- for which there are no vaccines or treatments -- the outbreak is the biggest in the DRC's history.

From Barron's Aug. 24, 2026

The targets included SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, as well as other widespread viruses and bacteria and targets associated with autoimmune diseases.

From Science Daily Aug. 21, 2026

No matter what his or her genetic endowment, no one person’s immune system has enough different HLAs to identify every strain of every virus.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Nor will media literacy programs, stronger education about viruses, centralized hubs for medical information, “prebunking” campaigns, or community engagement programs—all good ideas from experts that still cannot meet the sheer force of our paranoia.

From Slate Aug. 26, 2026

Those immune targets included common viruses and bacteria, along with targets connected to autoimmune diseases.

From Science Daily Aug. 21, 2026

The results show that dormant viruses can reactivate frequently in people who appear to have functioning immune systems during severe illness, particularly when systemic inflammation is elevated.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

For some high-threat biological pathogens and dangerous viruses, the U.S. government has mandatory standards for labs to achieve containment.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

He had been trying to find the secret reservoirs of the thread viruses for years.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston




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