Virus Definition & Meaning – Merriam-Webster

Is the illness caused by bacteria or a virus?

I think I have the virus that’s going around this winter.

The software checks your hard drive for viruses.

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The metrics are based on a county’s COVID-19 hospital bed use, COVID-19 hospital admissions and case rates for the virus over the past week.

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Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 18 Aug. 2022

Meanwhile, fortress China—and its consumers—remained largely virus-free.

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Megha Mandavia, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2022

Tibet reported only one Covid infection in early 2020 until this month, when the region’s 920-day virus-free streak came to an end.

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Bloomberg.com, 15 Aug. 2022

On average, about 6,100 virus-positive Americans are now entering the hospital each day.

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Arielle Mitropoulos, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2022

About 94% of people receiving the smaller dose had adequate levels of virus-fighting antibodies, compared with 98% of those receiving the full dose, according to the study funded by the National Institutes of Health.

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Matthew Perrone, ajc, 9 Aug. 2022

About 94% of people receiving the smaller dose had adequate levels of virus-fighting antibodies, compared with 98% of those receiving the full dose, according to the study funded by the National Institutes of Health.

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CBS News, 9 Aug. 2022

About 94% of people receiving the smaller dose had robust levels of virus-fighting antibodies, compared with 98% of those receiving the full dose, according to the study funded by the National Institutes of Health.

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Matthew Perrone, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2022

These virus-like nanoparticles were harvested to make the vaccine.

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Eliza Mackintosh, CNN, 20 July 2022

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