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Shingles is a rash-causing illness which can be painful, itchy or tingly, and is caused by a virus reactivating, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
This final season has gone back and forth, introducing a virus that could kill all the supes and then destroying the Boys’ cache of it, then introducing a Vought formula that makes supes immortal and giving it to Homelander.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
Shingles is a viral infection that causes a painful rash, according to Mayo Clinic, and it’s caused by the varicella-zoster virus — the same virus responsible for chickenpox.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
The infection is caused by the varicella-zoster virus — the same virus behind chickenpox.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
This final season has gone back and forth, introducing a virus that could kill all the supes and then destroying the Boys’ cache of it, then introducing a Vought formula that makes supes immortal and giving it to Homelander.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
Shingles is a viral infection that causes a painful rash, according to Mayo Clinic, and it’s caused by the varicella-zoster virus — the same virus responsible for chickenpox.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
The infection is caused by the varicella-zoster virus — the same virus behind chickenpox.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for virus
Noun
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The proposal would burden doctors with giving parents a highly detailed consent statement to be prepared by boards of medicine and osteopathic medicine, and forbid health authorities to order vaccinations during outbreaks of familiar or new deadly diseases.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Overall, about half of children with the disease are infected during birth, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia said, while others caught it from family members.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Whether built as a hypnotic, recurring shape, a rampant contagion or both, music this uncompromising and unpredictable always carries a message for those who need to hear it.—
Reed Jackson,
SPIN,
24 Apr. 2026
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Dysphoria is not a social contagion.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Virus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/virus. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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