virus
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Unlike a virus, the parasite can’t spread directly from animal to animal, and it requires an open wound to infect an animal, Talbot said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
This species of Ebola, the Bundibugyo virus, is harder to detect, and there is no vaccine for it.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026
Rivera's death was announced May 31 by the Nicaraguan health ministry, which said his health failed because of a bacterial infection caused by the Covid-19 virus.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
A rare strain of Ebola has reached territory controlled by Islamic State militants in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a place too dangerous for health workers fighting to stop the deadly virus.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Our intimacy with cattle has been going on for the 9,000 years since we domesticated them—ample time for the rinderpest virus to discover us nearby.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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Computer Science and Technology - Introductory
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Computer Science and Technology - Middle School
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Computer Science and Technology - High School
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