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How effective is hand sanitizer?

May 04, 2020 12:00 AM
Provo resident Aubree Schill was standing in line at the pharmacy when another patron started voicing frustration over the store's lack of hand sanitizer during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Flu vaccines help protect BYU students, faculty from illness

April 11, 2018 12:00 AM
Editor's note: This story pairs with 'Utah experiences low influenza activity compared to most of US'
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Utah child is first confirmed Zika virus case in the state

March 01, 2016 12:00 AM
A blood samples from pregnant women are analyzed for the presence of the Zika virus, at Guatemalan Social Security maternity hospital in Guatemala City, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016. The first case of Zika was confirmed in Utah on Tuesday. (Associated Press)
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Zika virus will be 'way down' before Rio hosts Olympics

February 19, 2016 12:00 AM
An Army soldier shows Aedes aegypti larvae found in the school where Brazil's Minister of Health Marcelo Castro launched a national day of awareness to eradicate the Aedes aegypti mosquito, in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday, Feb. 19, 2016. The Aedes aegypti mosquito is a vector for the spread of the Zika virus, it lives largely inside homes and can lay eggs in even a bottle-cap's worth of stagnant water. (Associated Press)
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Opinion Outpost Feb. 9

February 09, 2016 12:00 AM
Zika Virus
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Zika not altering missionary, BYU study abroad plans

February 08, 2016 12:00 AM
A fumigation brigade sprays an area of Chacabuco Park in a Aedes mosquito control effort, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Zika virus is suspected of causing a rare but potentially devastating birth defect, an abnormally small head, which can indicate underlying brain damage.(Associated Press)
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Does the cold give you a cold? Here's what BYU says.

January 05, 2015 12:00 AM
Ah, that incessant myth about the cold getting people sick. Wear a hat and put on a jacket when you go outside. Don't stand too close to the air conditioner. Don't go outside with wet hair. Mothers (and grandmothers) have been saying this for years. Most people know colds are caused by viruses, so where is the logic to this old wives' tale?
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This season's flu considered an epidemic

January 29, 2013 12:00 AM
The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention has deemed this season’s flu as a national epidemic, linking 7.3 percent of last week’s deaths to the virus.
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Utah's next big pandemic and you

October 12, 2012 12:00 AM
Bacteria is quickly weaving its way through the bloodstream, it will not stop until it reaches the lungs. Violent coughing ensues. Chest pain momentarily distracts from the coughing. Looking down, a skin ulcer is visible, until vision blurs and the mirror shows an inflamed boulder where the clear, green eye once rested. The size of the eye quickly becomes less alarming as the knot under the arm has grown, demanding recognition.
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PC users may lose internet connection this summer

May 08, 2012 12:00 AM
Infected PC computers around the globe could permanently lose Internet access this summer due to a widespread virus that has silently taken hold of more than 570,000 computers.
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Drug Treatment for Viral Diseases

February 01, 2012 12:00 AM
It's 73 A.D. and the Roman Empire is at its height, literally. They're scaling a ramp to reach the top of an isolated plateau built for the sole purpose of escaping the Romans. Victorious, the Romans step on top of the plateau to find 960 people, already dead.
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