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Featured Article: SARS

SARS is a severe respiratory disease that was first recognized in human beings in 2003. See more »

Cowpox

Cowpox is a contagious viral disease of cows.

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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

Epidemic is an outbreak of disease that attacks many people at about the same time.

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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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Hantavirus

Hantavirus is the name of a group of viruses.

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Herpesvirus

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

Marburg virus is a virus that has caused outbreaks of deadly disease in Africa and Europe.

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Monkeypox

Monkeypox is a viral disease that affects animals and, in rare cases, human beings.

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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

SARS is a severe respiratory disease that was first recognized in human beings in 2003.

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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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