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Recent Examples of virusesAll the vaccines available for children this year protect against three different influenza viruses (two A viruses and one B virus).—Dr. Kristina Bryant, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025 And a third found that the medication may have a broader antiviral effect against other respiratory viruses, including the influenza virus.—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
Noun
While many consider the mammal a nuisance for raiding garbage cans and damaging property, raccoons can also carry diseases, and they probably shouldn't be kept as housepets.
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