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Viral Killers The medical community is now warning that not only are bacterial plagues on the rise, but viral killers like AIDS and Ebola are occurring more frequently than ever. |
AIDS and Ebola may be just cautionary warnings of many other killer viruses that could suddenly flash through the human population as a result of genetic mutation or social changes that favor the disease, experts say.
"We probably are seeing only the tip of the iceberg in the number of viruses that can exist in humans," said Dr. Morse, an expert on Ebola. Richard Courtney of Pennsylvania State University said the recent pattern is that "emerging viral diseases are becoming more frequent, not less."[20]
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