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Contagion

In 2014, Fortune looked at how MERS, a coronavirus that emerged in 2012, became an outbreak. What's equally compelling is the science of contagion itself. Here's how things spread.
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Features
How things spread. Introducing a new Fortune series
By Clifton LeafAugust 22, 2014
Handout transmission electron micrograph shows particles of the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirus
Features
How a bat virus became a human killer
By Erika FryAugust 22, 2014
Ebola Virus
Tech
How the “selfie” became a social epidemic
By Jessi HempelAugust 22, 2014
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Finance
How market selloffs happen
By Stephen GandelAugust 22, 2014
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Finance
How M&A rumors take off
By Jen WiecznerAugust 22, 2014
Avian influenza virus tem
Features
How America fell in love with a 685-page economics treatise
By Anne VanderMeyAugust 22, 2014
Handout transmission electron micrograph shows particles of the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirus
Features
How the MERS virus made it to Munster, Indiana
By Erika FryAugust 22, 2014
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Features
From Justin Bieber to data scientists, how Twitter got hot in the academy
By Erika FryAugust 22, 2014
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