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Recent Examples of virus
The model itself is far from new; inoculations in some form of another, including the basic utilization of a dead virus to create antibodies that can attack a live one, date back centuries.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2025
Sepsis: This is a severe, life-threatening blood infection caused by viruses, bacteria, or fungi.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 10 Aug. 2025
When our primate ancestors were infected with viruses, sequences of viral genetic information would replicate and insert themselves in various locations in the host’s chromosomes.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2025
If test results of the cells are abnormal, doctors will try to look for the cause, which may include infection from the HPV virus, Cohen notes.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Flow Space, 4 Aug. 2025
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2025
Sepsis: This is a severe, life-threatening blood infection caused by viruses, bacteria, or fungi.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 10 Aug. 2025
When our primate ancestors were infected with viruses, sequences of viral genetic information would replicate and insert themselves in various locations in the host’s chromosomes.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2025
If test results of the cells are abnormal, doctors will try to look for the cause, which may include infection from the HPV virus, Cohen notes.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Flow Space, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for virus
Noun
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Water plants in the morning so foliage dries quickly to reduce the risk of foliar diseases.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
15 Aug. 2025
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Myths, folk tales, and negative media coverage mean people often link these flying mammals to vampires or blame them for disease outbreaks.—
Anna Tunkova,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Many of these remains were found in the same graves, indicating that a single contagion event killed multiple people.—
Christian Thorsberg,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 July 2025
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Mosquitoes can spread the virus to humans after feeding on birds that carry the contagion.—
Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
22 July 2025
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“Virus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/virus. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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