virus
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The virus is so contagious that any misstep could kill the patient on board and infect the crew members, who would then be vectors to spread the deadly pathogens across America.
It develops when the virus responsible for chickenpox becomes active again in the body, often years after the original infection.
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Once inside a tumor cell, the virus destroys it and then produces copies of itself that move on to infect neighboring cancer cells.
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"For severe lung damage caused by respiratory viruses or infections, even in acute settings, a lung transplant can be lifesaving."
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He later received approval to use pig cells in humans but stopped the program due to a pig virus he feared could harm patients.
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