viral infection

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1. An infection caused by a virus. At present, viral infections cannot be treated with antibiotics. (Compare bacterial infection.)

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Diseases caused by viral infections include herpes, chicken pox, hepatitis, influenza, and the common cold.

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Sheep and goat pox is a viral infection.

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This approach revealed how an early viral infection can magnify the impact of inherited allergy risk.

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Protein synthesis is extremely sensitive to disruptions such as limited amino acids, damaged mRNA, or viral infections.

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The new findings point to viral infections as a major contributor to these failures, disrupting the pheromone-based communication that keeps colonies functioning smoothly.

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GP Dr Margaret McCartney explains that moderate exercise does show evidence of reducing viral infections, but that could be any form of exercise, not just cold water swimming.

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