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Article: New strain of virus spreads.(INTERNAL MEDICINE NEWSBRIEFS)
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- February 1, 2008
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Adenovirus 14 is a new and slightly different variation of a cold virus that has caused deaths in various parts of the United States, according to a recent edition of the government's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has noted that controlling the virus is a challenge and that health care practitioners and susceptible adults should take extra precautions to prevent the spread of viruses, in general Adenovirus 14 spreads like viruses that cause influenza and colds. The early symptoms are similar to those of a cold but a small percentage of people who get the virus develop more serious ...
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