virus

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She said they were infected soon after Darren arrested a suspect who was displaying symptoms of the virus.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Once inside a tumor cell, the virus destroys it and then produces copies of itself that move on to infect neighboring cancer cells.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

He later received approval to use pig cells in humans but stopped the program due to a pig virus he feared could harm patients.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

In both cases, she said, a new virus created a large population of people living with a complex, chronic condition with far-reaching implications for their health, housing and economic security.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026

After that, every time she fed on someone, she discharged some of the virus into her prey.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy