This article was originally featured on The Conversation. Ready or not, back-to-school season is here, and kids will be bringing home more than homework. They’ll be carrying germs, too. These viruses ...

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MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - As we enter back-to-school season, you and your family could be at risk for some common communicable diseases. Marquette Medical Urgent Care Owner Dr. Shawn Brown says the ...

A virus is a sneaky little bugger whose goal is to get inside your body. When it does enter your body it finds a normal cell to infect. Once it’s inside the cell, the virus will create newly copied ...

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Ready or not, back-to-school season is here, and kids will be bringing home more than homework. They'll be carrying germs, too. These viruses and bacteria will be agents that cause the common cold, ...

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