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Article: Hidden world of viruses
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- New Straits Times
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- October 16, 2001
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Compiled by Shareem Amry
New Straits Times
10-16-2001
Hidden world of viruses
Byline: Compiled by Shareem Amry
Edition: 2*
Column: Web sights
Memo: Form five science.
IN Form Five, students delve into the tiny world of microorganisms, one type of which is the virus. Viruses take on a number of shapes and sizes and are responsible for many human diseases, from chicken pox to Ebola, mumps to AIDS.
Viruses occupy a strange category: they aren't alive in the strict sense of the word, but they are not dead either, while the illnesses they cause are incurable and sometimes fatal.
The websites below should help students discover how viruses function, what diseases they cause and what their basic ...