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Robovirus
Roboviruses belong to the Bunyaviridae and Arenaviridae families of viruses. Like arbovirus, nairovirus, and tospovirus its name refers to its method of transmission, known as its vector. This is distinguished from a clade, which groups around a common ancestor. Some scientists now refer to arbovirus and robovirus together with the term ArboRobo-virus.

One example of a robovirus is Hantaan River virus, which is believed to be transmitted through the inhalation of airborne particles of the urine or feces of the striped field mouse, Apodemus agrarius. Both Hantaviruses and Arenaviruses can induce hemorrhagic fever in humans.

Since rodent populations are affected by a number of factors, including climactic conditions, global climate change will affect the distribution and prevalence of roboviruses.

Although known for having been transmitted by rats, the black death is not a robovirus since it was believed to have been transmitted by the oriental rat flea.

Chicago Blizzard
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It was the second largest Chicago snowstorm in history at the time, with 21 inches of snowfall in the two day period. By the end of January 14, the depth of snow on the ground peaked at 29 inches. Five people died during the blizzard, with approximately 15 others serious injured due to conditions created by the storm. One of the five deaths came when a snow plow driver went berserk, hitting 34 cars and ramming a man. O'Hare Airport was closed and all flights grounded for 96 hours from January 13 to the 15. The cold weather and snowfall throughout the rest of January and February resulted in frozen tracks throughout the Chicago 'L' and Metra rail systems.

Jane Byrne, Bilandic's main opposition in the Democratic primary, capitalized on this and defeated Bilandic in the February 27 primary, eventually becoming the first female mayor of Chicago.

NC Ice Storm
Power outages began December 4, and power was not completely restored to until December 14.

During the power outages many residents used propane or gas powered generators and heaters to combat the cold, with some using charcoal grills to heat their households. This lead to a a substantial number of emergency room admitted cases of carbon monoxide poisoning, in some cases equivalent to the number of injuries from storm damage. Hispanic residents were disproportionally affected, accounting for 23% of total injuries and 65% of carbon monoxide poisonings during the storm period even though Hispanics normally account for 11% of patients.

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