Virus

//ˈvaɪ.ɹəs//

"Virus" in a Sentence (22 examples)

Scientists are fighting to stem the spread of the AIDS virus.

In short, it is because the 'plan.doc' file I attached in the previous email was infected with a virus.

That looks like the work of a virus.

The virus cut down many elephants in Africa.

Something else to be borne in mind here is the rapidity with which the virus can reproduce.

Drastic measures must be taken to prevent the further spread of the virus.

A flu shot contains antibodies that fight the H1N1 virus.

Tom caught a virus and had to stay home from work.

The virus makes him very feverish.

It's a lot less likely for a Macintosh computer to have a virus than a computer running Windows.

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Viruses are the smallest and most simplified forms of life.

Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola.

Meronym: virion (individual particle)

Some viruses, such as norovirus, cause sporadic outbreaks of gastroenteritis.

Under electron microscopy, a few viruses were seen floating near the cells.

Not much virus was detectable on a nucleic acid test; the viral load was very low.

Unless professionally inspected, they [plants] may also carry along unseen pests and diseases (particularly small insects and microbes such as virus or bacteria) whose populations might explode catastrophically in new locations.

He's got a virus and had to stay home from school.

Brazil, that inferno where every budding flower and every buzzing bluebottle fly bears a lascivious virus.

Wait a minute! Is this one of those virus emails?!

I am tired of the mind viruses that are crippling people living in the western world — especially in my own nation. Sadly, Australia is becoming known as a nation of whingers.

I'm just going to virus anyone who tries cheating on this game.

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