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The Conversation, and ,Ivan Erill

“Vampire Viruses” That Viciously Attack Other Viruses May Be The Ultimate Antiviral Treatment

— KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Science Photo Library/Getty Images

Have you ever wondered whether the virus that gave you a nasty cold can catch one itself? It may comfort you to know that, yes, viruses can actually get sick. Even better, as karmic justice would have it, the culprits turn out to be other viruses.

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