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Killer Virus 'From Paramyxoviridae Family'

Posted by timothy on from the bad-family dept.

texchanchan writes "Yahoo story about the microbe that's been killing world travelers being isolated and identified as a 'paramyxoviridae' virus (not a bacterium. Simple page on the difference.) Here are pictures of similar viruses (Rinderpest, ugh! sounds as bad as anthrax) from the Big Picture Book of Viruses."

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  1. No worries by Tuxinatorium · · Score: 0, Redundant

    It's only a matter of time before they develop a vaccine for it.

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