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A prospective study on Epstein-Barr virus seronegative college freshmen found that primary infection was symptomatic in 89% of cases. Kissing was the primary risk factor for infection, and blood viral load, CD8+ lymphocytosis, and IL-6 levels correlated with disease severity.
More than three-fourths of these serious infections were due to Plasmodium falciparum, followed at some distance by typhoid and paratyphoid fever, and by leptospirosis and a variety of other infections.
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The novel coronavirus which emerged in the Middle East, now officially called MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus), has continued to cause new, often fatal infections. As of June 7, 2013, there have been 55 laboratory-confirmed cases of infection worldwide, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Two recent studies from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention evaluated the risks for spread of respiratory viruses from travelers on commercial airplanes.