A mysterious virus is spreading around the Americas after undergoing genetic changes that may make it more potent.

BBC News reports: “Oropouche … virus causes a feverish disease in humans but is also found in a number of animals including howler monkeys, marmosets and sloths, along with a number of different insects.” It is sometimes called the “sloth virus.”

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