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Which virus is responsible for childhood gastroenteritis?
Which virus is responsible for childhood gastroenteritis?
What virus causes German measles?
What virus causes German measles?
Which virus is associated with oral herpes?
Which virus is associated with oral herpes?
What virus causes chickenpox and shingles?
What virus causes chickenpox and shingles?
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Which virus causes acute viral hepatitis?
Which virus causes acute viral hepatitis?
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What virus causes infectious mononucleosis?
What virus causes infectious mononucleosis?
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Which virus is associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)?
Which virus is associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)?
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What virus causes dengue hemorrhagic fever?
What virus causes dengue hemorrhagic fever?
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Which virus is associated with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML)?
Which virus is associated with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML)?
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Which virus exhibits only one genetic subtype and infects people only once?
Which virus exhibits only one genetic subtype and infects people only once?
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Why can influenza viruses repeatedly infect the same individual?
Why can influenza viruses repeatedly infect the same individual?
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What has a major initiative by several governments and international bodies, including the World Health Organization (WHO), aimed to reduce significantly?
What has a major initiative by several governments and international bodies, including the World Health Organization (WHO), aimed to reduce significantly?
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Which children are 10 to 1000 times more likely to die of measles compared to children in higher-income countries?
Which children are 10 to 1000 times more likely to die of measles compared to children in higher-income countries?
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What can produce severe disease in people infected with HIV or people with a hematologic malignancy?
What can produce severe disease in people infected with HIV or people with a hematologic malignancy?
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In higher-income nations, when do epidemics of measles occur?
In higher-income nations, when do epidemics of measles occur?
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What is the measles virus efficiently transmitted by?
What is the measles virus efficiently transmitted by?
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Which family does the measles virus belong to?
Which family does the measles virus belong to?
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How is the measles virus diagnosed?
How is the measles virus diagnosed?
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What impact does the genetic diversity of viruses have on the susceptibility of the host to reinfection?
What impact does the genetic diversity of viruses have on the susceptibility of the host to reinfection?
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