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brain virus en · NOUN
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A virus affecting the brain.
The Zika crisis is reaching a critical point. Brazil, the epicentre of the virus, has 863 confirmed cases of infant microcephaly, or brain-virus, which scientists suspect could be caused by the Zika-carrying mosquito.
2016 April 6, Eleanor Ross, “WHO hails 'swift and positive response' to Zika data-sharing initiative”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
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(figuratively) A mind virus.
On the podcast, [Tucker] Carlson called out Republicans including Senator Ted Cruz, the former president George W Bush and the ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, for being “Christian Zionists” who have been “seized by this brain virus”.
2025 October 31, Rachel Leingang, “Tucker Carlson’s interview with far-right antisemite Nick Fuentes divides conservatives”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
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