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SARS is a severe respiratory disease that was first recognized in human beings in 2003. See more »
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Ebola virus
Ebola, eh BOH luh, virus is a virus that has caused several outbreaks of deadly disease in Africa.
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Epidemic is an outbreak of disease that attacks many people at about the same time.
See more »Epstein-Barr virus
Epstein-Barr, EHP styn BAHR, virus often called EBV, is a type of herpesvirus that causes infectious mononucleosis.
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Herpesvirus, HUR peez vy ruhs, is the name of a family of viruses that cause a wide variety of diseases.
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Marburg virus is a virus that has caused outbreaks of deadly disease in Africa and Europe.
See more »Monkeypox
Monkeypox is a viral disease that affects animals and, in rare cases, human beings.
See more »Norwalk virus
Norwalk virus is a microscopic organism that causes a common illness affecting the stomach and intestines in human beings.
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SARS is a severe respiratory disease that was first recognized in human beings in 2003.
See more »West Nile virus
West Nile virus is a microscopic organism that has caused outbreaks of deadly disease in horses, birds, and human beings.
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