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Article: Strange invader: a new infection is traveling across the country. How dangerous is it? (Health).(West Nile virus)(Cover Story)
- Article from:
- Current Science, a Weekly Reader publication
- Article date:
- April 11, 2003
- Author:
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Objectives
This feature explains what the West Nile virus is, how it's spread, and what health risks it poses.
Critical Thinking
* How might the West Nile virus have come to the United States?
* How might the West Nile virus be stopped from infecting Americans?
National Science Education Standards
* Structure and function in living systems: infectious disease