virus
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West Nile virus survives in nature in several types of birds and is transmitted to humans by the bites of mosquitoes that feed on infected birds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
“This tragic loss is a reminder of the serious threat posed by mosquito-borne diseases, including West Nile virus and dengue.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
The virus, which spreads through contact with bodily fluids and causes a haemorrhagic fever, "is moving faster than any previous Ebola outbreak", he warned.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Critics fixate on the Jan. 26, 2020, entry that indicates the virus might have spread undetected for weeks, not connected to Wuhan’s Huanan seafood market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
When a leukocyte spots an anomaly—a bit of virus, say—it destroys the infected or contaminated cell immediately.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Reactivation of Anelloviridae, a poorly understood family of viruses that typically remains latent in about 90 percent of the population, showed a prominent association with long-term physical disability and long COVID.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
Rather than appearing to reactivate because the immune system had been suppressed, these viruses seemed to become active in response to inflammation.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
Within the first 40 days after patients were admitted to the hospital, the researchers identified 11 reactivated viruses.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
Around 3 a.m. one night, they observed one of their viruses successfully replicating, and infecting and killing bacterial cells.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
One or two viruses can become a billion viruses in a few days—a China of viruses in a bottle the size of one’s thumb.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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Computer Science and Technology - Introductory
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Computer Science and Technology - High School
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