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virus

[vahy-ruhs] / ˈvaɪ rəs /


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The gp350 protein helps the virus attach to human cells, while gp42 allows it to fuse with and enter those cells.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

A modified herpes virus is injected into tumors, which causes cancer cells to burst and release flares that activate and train the immune system to attack cancer cells throughout the body.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

“We need to be looking for the next pandemic virus on fur farms, in hunting communities, and even at border checkpoints where wildlife are imported,” Carlson said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Back in Taunsa, Asma's family say she is losing weight, and she now faces a lifetime of treatment for a virus she should never have been exposed to.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

“I have a virus, and besides that, I don’t want to play a musical instrument. Don’t you know anything?”

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris




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