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virus(noun, illness, bug, death, toxin)
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microbe(noun, illness, sickness, bug, beings)
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bug(noun, informal, illness, sickness, beings)
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origin(noun, cause, beginning, source, basis)
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seed(noun, cause, start, influence, base)
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bud(noun, cause, start, plant, beginning)
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egg(noun, cause, influence, connection, beginning)
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nucleus(noun, quality, cause, start, character)
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source(noun, cause, start, base, beginning)
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bacteria(noun, microorganism, micro-organism)
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embryo(noun, cause, start, influence, base)
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root(noun, quality, cause, character, spirit)
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bacterium(noun, illness, unit, sickness, bug)
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bacillus(noun, illness, sickness, microorganism, bacteria)
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beginning(noun, cause, start, base, stone)
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microorganism(noun, illness, unit, sickness, bug)
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rudiment(noun, cause, beginning, stone, source)
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cause(noun, plan, influence, beginning, source)
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inception(noun, cause, influence, beginning, source)
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start(noun, cause, base, beginning, stone)
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