Viruses

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Coxsackie Virus

kidshealth.org — “Coxsackievirus infections can spread from person to person, usually on unwashed hands and surfaces contaminated by feces. In most cases, the viruses cause mild flu-like symptoms, but sometimes they can lead to more serious infections.View full resource at kidshealth.org

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Viruses and the heart

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What Is A Virus

warts.org — “What Is A VirusView full resource at warts.org

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We hear the term virus frequently, but what, exactly, is a virus? Learn all about it from the Warts Information Center. http://bit.ly/dhde5S

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The virus and the virion

virology.ws — “The illustration at left depicts a virion – the infectious particle that is designed for transmission of the nucleic acid genome among hosts or host cells. A virion is not the same as a virus. I define virus as aView full resource at virology.ws

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Virus-eating virus fished out of Antarctic lake (Wired UK)

wired.co.uk — “A type of virus that eats other viruses, known as a virophage, has been found in Organic Lake in Antarctica. It's only the third ever discoveredView full resource at wired.co.uk

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Scientist develops virus that targets HIV: Using a virus to kill a virus

sciencedaily.com — “In what represents an important step toward curing HIV, a scientist has created a virus that hunts down HIV-infected cells.View full resource at sciencedaily.com

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Virus Linked to Prostate Cancer

webmd.com — “A virus may be responsible for some prostate cancers and hold clues to the cause of the deadly disease, according to a new study.View full resource at webmd.com

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Virus Linked to Prostate Cancer: A virus may be responsible for some prostate cancers and hold clues to the caus.. http://bit.ly/WXCg6

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Respiratory Syncytial Virus

kidshealth.org — “Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major cause of respiratory illness in young children. Learn how to recognize the signs and symptoms of this contagious infection.View full resource at kidshealth.org

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Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) | Virus sincitial respiratorio http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/lung/rsv.html

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Altered Virus Becomes Medicine

medicalnewstoday.com — “Dutch researchers Roeland Nolte and Jeroen Cornelissen have successfully converted a virus into a unique drug distributor. They removed all of the dangerous material from the virus so that empty,View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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A Clamp For Emerging Flu Viruses

medicalnewstoday.com — “When the human body becomes infected with new influenza viruses, the immune system rapidly activates an inborn protective mechanism to inhibit the intruding pathogen. A protein known as Mx plays aView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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HIV Virus Hides In The Brain

medicalnewstoday.com — “Studies of the spinal fluid of patients given anti-HIV drugs have resulted in new findings suggesting that the brain can act as a hiding place for the HIV virus. Around 10% of patients showed tracView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Sore Throat: Virus or Strep?

medicinenet.com — “Learn how to tell a sore throat virus from strep throat. Symptoms of strep throat include fever, extreme sore throat, cough, runny nose, and more.View full resource at medicinenet.com

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What are the symptoms of strep throat? Find out. http://bit.ly/9AsG1Q

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Pediatric Cancers Targeted By Virus

medicalnewstoday.com — “Researchers from Yale University are looking to a virus from the same family as the rabies virus to fight a form of cancer primarily found in children and young adults. They report their findingsView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Flu Virus Discovered In Bats

medicalnewstoday.com — “Scientists from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have discovered evidence of a new influenza type A virus in Guatemalan fruit bats. While they don't believe the virus poseView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Fighting Cancer With Oncolytic Viruses

medicalnewstoday.com — “Oncolytic virology uses live viruses to sense the genetic difference between a tumor and normal cell. Once the virus finds a tumor cell, it replicates inside that cell, kills it and then spreads tView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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