Synonyms for virus
ˈvaɪ rəsvirus

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1. virusnoun

   (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein

   Synonyms:
   computer virus

2. virusnoun

   a harmful or corrupting agency

   "bigotry is a virus that must not be allowed to spread"; "the virus of jealousy is latent in everyone"

   Synonyms:
   computer virus

3. virus, computer virusnoun

   a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer

   "a true virus cannot spread to another computer without human assistance"

   Synonyms:
   computer virus

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1. • Agency
   • Infectious Agent
   • Malevolent Program
   • Microorganism

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1. virusnoun

   Synonyms:
   poison (of a morbid nature), VENOM

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1. List of paraphrases for "virus":

   viruses, viral, hiv, antivirus, anti-virus, t-virus

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1. John Swartzberg:

   If you do get infected, you may not handle the virus as well.

2. John Beier:

   That’s what we saw last year with Zika, a lot of travelers were coming in and bringing it. And about 80 percent of the people infected with Zika don’t show any symptoms—they don’t necessarily know they are carrying the virus.

3. Philip Baggaley:

   There's so much uncertainty about the virus and that's feeding people's fears and perceptions about the safety of travel, a second wave was always a downside risk for the overall economy and the airlines in particular.

4. Paul Offit:

   It's the Garden of Eden. And what have we done? Brought this virus into the Garden of Eden.

5. Peter Marks:

   In the future, should Zika virus transmission occur in other areas, blood collection establishments will be able to continue to collect blood and use the investigational screening test, minimizing disruption to the blood supply.