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11/21/2008
Getting rid of viruses on computer (The Florence Times-Daily)
Computer problems are often caused by computer viruses.The question is: What should you do if you suspect you've gotten one'Jim Fisher, owner of Excel Computer Services in Florence, spoke with Staff Writer Michelle Eubanks about these electronic bugs and what, if anything, can be done about them.
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11/23/2008
Autumn Babies More Prone to Asthma (US News & World Report)
Winter viruses may be to blame, study suggests
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11/23/2008
NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTHCARE: Is it the flu? (North County Times)
Every winter, thousands of people are afflicted with runny noses, coughs, fevers, sore throats, headaches, and body aches that represent what is commonly referred to as "the flu." These illnesses are caused by hundreds of different viruses that cause a constellation of symptoms that are uncomfortable and disruptive, but are rarely dangerous.
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11/23/2008
Microsoft to Offer Free Security Software (HispanicBusiness.com)
Microsoft Corp said Wednesday it will discontinue sales of its subscription PC security service and instead offer free software to help protect computers from viruses, spyware and other threats.
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11/20/2008
Colds, viruses but no flu -- yet (The Norman Transcript)
Cases of the common cold and stomach viruses have been reported in Cleveland County, but so far no confirmed reports of influenza, according to health officials in Cleveland County.Amanda James, Cleveland County Health Department public health educator, said so far people suffering from the common cold, strep throat and upper respiratory virus have sought treatment at the health center.
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11/21/2008
USB devices spreading viruses (CNET)
Defense Department suspends use of USB drives as experts warn of USB-related virus outbreaks.
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11/21/2008
New strain of deadly Ebola virus discovered (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Scientists said Friday an outbreak of Ebola that killed 37 people in Uganda last year was sparked by a hitherto unknown species of one of the world's most notorious viruses.
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11/23/2008
CD: Dido, 'Safe Trip Home' (San Francisco Chronicle)
RATING: (ALERT VIEWER) Because record companies no longer send out advance albums because they're convinced that all music critics moonlight as pirates with CD pressing plants in their backyards, we attempted to download the new Dido album from several rogue...
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11/23/2008
EAU Technologies lands $2.5 million (Atlanta Business Chronicle)
EAU Technologies Inc. has raised $2.5 million in financing, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
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11/23/2008
Your online banking is safe -- with precautions (Louisville Courier-Journal)
Q: I hear so much about hackers attacking Web sites and stealing people's personal information. Is it safe to bank online?
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  • Are Viruses Alive? - Educational site that discusses what defines life and whether viruses fit into this definition.
  • Bacteriophage - Information from Wikipedia on the viruses that infect bacteria, their classification, history, replication and uses.
  • The Big Picture Book of Viruses - Specific information on viral families, genomes, taxonomy, and structure.
  • Complete Tospovirus Resource and Database - Tospoviruses, the only plant infecting members of Bunyaviridae, are a worldwide problem. This site features a searchable database of host plants.
  • Distemper and Influenza at Mill Hill - Article by Rick Carver and John Skehel from the archives of the Mill Hill Essays 2000, about the group of viruses called paramyxoviruses.
  • HIV - Research project by Kayleen Kinsley on the human immunodeficiency virus, including its classification, nutrition, reproduction, habitat, history and information on the disease it causes.
  • Index of Viruses - Database of virus names, acronyms, hosts, and nucleic acids.
  • The Influenze Sequence Database - Database of virus information including nucleotide sequences.
  • International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses - Taxonomy of viruses, including electron microscopy pictures, and family descriptions.
  • Origins of Viruses - Article examining the evidence for how the first viruses may have appeared and how viruses, like other parasites, co-evolved with their hosts.
  • Plant Viruses Online - Provides an introduction to plant viruses and includes descriptions and lists of a large number of viruses taken from the VIDE Database.
  • Principles of Virus Architecture - Information regarding virus structures, images, and the use of stain to identify them.
  • Taxonomy browser (Viruses) - The NCBI Taxonomy database allows browsing of the taxonomy tree, which contains a classification of organisms.
  • Virus - Comprehensive information from Wikipedia on these sub-microscopic infectious agents that are unable to grow or reproduce outside a host cell.
  • Virus Databases Online - A comprehensive index of viruses provided by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Also provides a picture gallery, identification tool and software tools.
  • West Nile Virus - Provides a graphic model showing the incorporation of this virus into a host cell.
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