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Discuss the role of epidemics in the decline of the Mongol empires.


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Orthomyxoviruses

A family of RNA viruses that includes the influenza viruses, characterized by their ability to cause flu epidemics and pandemics in animals and humans.

Nucleic Acid

A biopolymer essential for all known forms of life, which carries genetic information. It includes DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid).

Lytic Reproductive Cycles

Lytic reproductive cycles are phases in virus life cycles where the host cell is lysed (broken open) to release new virus particles.

Host Cells

Cells that are invaded and potentially utilized by a virus or another organism to reproduce or sustain itself.

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