virus
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More than 28,600 people were infected by Ebola during the 2014-2016 outbreak in West Africa, the largest outbreak of the virus since its discovery in 1976.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Those infected have the Andes virus -- the only strain of hantavirus that can spread between people.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
The current strain of Ebola is caused by the Bundibugyo virus, for which there are no approved drugs or vaccines.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
However, the virus has an incubation period of several weeks, meaning more cases from the ship's occupants could emerge in the future, Tedros warned.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
The close similarity of the measles virus to the rinderpest virus suggests that the latter transferred from cattle to humans and then evolved into the measles virus by changing its properties to adapt to us.
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 - High School
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