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virus

A tiny germ that needs to live inside other cells to multiply and can cause infections.

Related definitions

Epstein Barr virus
A common virus which causes glandular fever. Also associated with Burkitt’s lymphoma.
cytomegalovirus
Usually a harmless virus in healthy people. It can cause serious illness in immunosuppressed patients.

29 Aug 2026

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Leukaemia Foundation calls on the next Victorian Government to end ‘postcode penalty’ for cancer patients
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07/09/26

Cancer postcode penalty: Regional patients forced to pay the price of distance as national scorecard exposes travel-support lottery
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04/09/26

Every 26 minutes, an Australian is diagnosed with blood cancer. Their survival could depend on a stranger’s donated blood.
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21/08/26

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