Sentence examples for most lethal viruses from inspiring English sources

Three months ago, Jusson had never heard of Ebola, one of the world's most lethal viruses.

Under one option, the new center would be equipped with Level 4 labs where researchers in protective suits would probe some of the most lethal viruses known.

Smallpox was among the most lethal viruses to afflict humanity, killing anywhere from twenty-five to sixty per cent of those it infected and leaving others scarred for life.

Such reactions highlight the uphill battle facing officials and medics as they attempt to contain one of the world's rarest and most lethal viruses, which has claimed 84 lives in the outbreak and jumped borders to Sierra Leone, Liberia and Mali.

The scientist is still on leave, recovering from the stress and anxiety of a brush with one of the most lethal viruses, says Günther.

Rabies is one of the most lethal viruses known to man.

Some scientists believe that Dr. Fouchier created what is potentially the most lethal virus in history — a flu that would transmit through a sneeze and kill more than 50 percent of those who caught it.

To ignite a pandemic, even the most lethal virus would need to meet three conditions: it would have to be one that humans hadn't confronted before, so that they lacked antibodies; it would have to kill them; and it would have to spread easily — through a cough, for instance, or a handshake.

The most lethal virus tested was A/duck/Thailand/71.1/2004, which caused death in 10/10 of the infected khaki Campbell ducks, a lethality rate comparable to that previously reported for Mallard ducks (16).

The virus is "definitely one of the most lethal influenza viruses we've seen," said Dr. Keiji Fukuda, an assistant director general at the World Health Organization.

"This is one of the most lethal influenza viruses we have seen so far," said Keiji Fukuda, WHO assistant director general.