Extinct 1918 virus comes alive
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The complete nucleotide sequence of the 1918 influenza virus genome is determined and the virus recreated from its gene sequences. This virus caused the most deadly outbreak of infectious disease in recorded history, the 'Spanish' influenza pandemic of 1918 that killed 20-50 million people worldwide.
Publication Name: Nature Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1078-8956
Year: 2005
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The virtuous virus
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The features and destructive nature of viruses, which are responsible for several deadly diseases, are presented. The advantages of some viruses to treat cancer using a newly developed treatment called subbed virotherapy are discussed.
Publication Name: Nature Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1078-8956
Year: 2004
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The presence of ancient human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I provirus DNA in an Andean mummy
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DNA sequences from human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) have been found in a Chilean mummy that is approximately 1,500 years old. This shows that Mongoloids from Asia carried the virus to South America in pre-colonial times.
Publication Name: Nature Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1078-8956
Year: 1999
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