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There aren’t very many good things about viruses – they usually attack your body and make you sick!  One virus that did make a huge difference though was the cowpox virus.  It was because of the cowpox virus that you can be vaccinated against lots of nasty diseases today!  Viruses have very clever ways of attacking all types of cells, including bacteria.  Scientists are trying to find ways of using these viruses to kill bacteria, instead of antibiotics.

So how did cowpox change your life?  Click on the link to Find Out More!

 

 
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