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Trypanosoma cruzi
Chagas disease is caused by the protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma cruzi. As many as 300,000 persons in the United States and 11 million persons in Mexico and in Central and South America carry the parasite and serve as a potential source of…
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Eastern Equine…
Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) is caused by infection with eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV). The natural reservoir for EEEV is tree-perching birds found in forested wetlands. The virus is spread between these birds and other small…
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SARS-CoV-2 is…
SARS-CoV-2’s genome consists of RNA, which is much more mutable than genomes made of DNA. Every time its genome is copied, an error can potentially occur. SARS-CoV-2 has accumulated an average of about two mutations per month. Today’s virus differs…
