Viruses Don’t Deserve Their Bad Rap: They’re The Unsung Heroes You Never See

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Viruses are not all bad. In fact, many ecosystems would not function without them. niaid/flickr, CC BY

The word “virus” strikes terror into the hearts of most people. It conjures up images of influenza, HIV, Yellow Fever, or Ebola. Of course we worry about these viruses—they bring us disease and sometimes an excruciatingly painful death.