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Zikavirus, ZIKV,

Zika virus (ZIKV) belongs to a group of viruses called "flaviviruses", which includes dengue and Wes ...

Flu

Seasonal influenza, or flu, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by various strains o ...

seasonal flu

Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 is a strain of influenza virus causing respiratory illness in humans. This st ...

Plague is a potentially severe infection caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. It is predominantl ...

Nipah, henipavirus

Nipah virus is a zoonotic disease transmitted to humans from animals, such as bats or pigs. It is a ...

Radiation is a form of energy that naturally exists in the environment. It is also produced by human ...

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Chikungunya is a viral disease that occurs mainly in tropical and sub-tropical countries. It is tran ...

The virus has two main clades: clade I, which was originally found in Central Africa, and clade II, ...

bird

Avian influenza, or “bird flu,” refers to a group of influenza A viruses that primarily ...

bird flu, H7N9

H7N9 first emerged in March 2013, when Chinese authorities reported three human infections with a no ...

Hendra, henipavirus

Hendra virus (HeV) is closely related to Nipah virus. It was first identified in 1994 in Hendra, a B ...

bird flu, H5N1

H5N1 bird flu is a highly pathogenic avian influenza that first emerged in domestic geese in Guangdo ...

Polio (poliomyelitis) is a highly infectious viral disease of the nervous system. It can have seriou ...

Hantaviruses are a group of viruses that can cause two different types of illness in humans: Ha ...

EVD, Ebolavirus, Orthoebolavirus, Bundibugyo, Tai Forest, Ivory Coast, Sudan, Zaire, Reston, Bombali

Information on the current Ebola outbreak: An Ebola outbreak in the Ituri province of Congo (DRC), d ...