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- Researchers study mice to learn about nerve disease.
- They infect mice with a virus to test effects.
- The virus can damage the spinal cord early.
- Some mice lose muscles and stay weak.
- One mouse strain showed signs like ALS.
- The signs stayed after the virus left.
- Scientists hope to find early warning signs.
- This work could lead to new treatments.
Difficult words
- researcher — a person who studies things to learnResearchers
- infect — to put a virus or germ into something
- spinal cord — the nerves inside the back that send signals
- damage — to hurt a part so it does not work
- strain — a group or type of animal or plant
- treatment — medical care to help a sick persontreatments
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Discussion questions
- Have you ever seen a mouse?
- Are early warning signs helpful?
- Would new treatments for nerve disease help people?
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