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Recent Examples of viruses
And a third found that the medication may have a broader antiviral effect against other respiratory viruses, including the influenza virus.
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Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
With respiratory viruses also prevalent in colder weather, how can people distinguish between seasonal allergies and a virus?
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
With respiratory viruses also prevalent in colder weather, how can people distinguish between seasonal allergies and a virus?
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for viruses
diseases
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Parents will be especially alarmed and this will place terrible burdens on pediatricians who will need to assuage their worries in order to provide important protections against serious and sometimes fatal diseases.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Nurabot is currently being piloted in Taichung Veterans General Hospital in Taiwan, on a ward that treats diseases associated with the lungs, face and neck, including lung cancer and asthma.—
Rebecca Cairns,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Viruses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/viruses. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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