I had COVID a week before they made the announcement. I couldn't breathe and I couldn't tell if it was my heart or my lungs. I got to the hospital and I said, 'I've been having this heart attack for three days' and they plugged me into the machines and everything and I had a swollen heart and a virus. I really seriously thought I was going to die.

English Dancer

Marsha P. Johnson

I don't think you should be ashamed of anybody that you know that has AIDS. You should stand as close to them as you can and help them out as much as you can. I'm a strong believer in that and that's why I try to do that for everyone I know that has the virus.

American Celebrity

Theresa Tam

What we worry about is actually the potential negative aspects of wearing a mask, where people are not protecting their eyes, or other aspects of where the virus could enter your body, and that gives you a false sense of confidence.

Canadian Public Servant

Richard Preston

If a healthy person were placed on the other side of a room from a person who was sick with AIDS, the AIDS virus would not be able to drift across the room through the air and infect the healthy person.

American Writer

Abigail Spanberger

No matter how successful we are in fighting the threat of covid-19 at home, we will not end the suffering and fear created by the virus unless we also combat it around the world.

American Politician

Claudio Hummes

In fact, a large majority of those have died and of those expected to die of AIDS, as well as of those who are infected with the virus, are in sub-Saharan Africa.

Brazilian Clergyman

Monty Williams

To some degree, it seems like around the country people are just living life like there is no virus. And that's scary.

American Coach

Andrew Cuomo

This virus is an enemy that the entire country underestimated from day one and we have paid the price dearly.

Marianne Williamson

The AIDS virus is not more powerful than God.

American Author

Genesis P-Orridge

English Musician

A 'virus' in medical terms specifically refers to the cause of an illness, not just any germ.

Disease Agent

'Virus' suggests transmission from one person to another, often without direct contact.

Non-Physical Spread

Using 'virus' in conversation usually implies a serious concern, not a minor ailment.

Serious Tone

In computing, 'virus' is used metaphorically to describe harmful software.

Cyber Threat

Computer 'virus' implies the software is unwanted and disrupts normal functions.

Unwanted Program

Computer viruses often infiltrate systems stealthily, without immediate symptoms.

Stealthy Infiltration

Here, 'virus' means a destructive influence in social or emotional contexts, not literal.

Metaphorical Use

Using 'virus' metaphorically implies a strong negative effect on something.

Negative Connotation

The metaphorical use of 'virus' suggests rapid and uncontrollable spread.

Fast Spreading

 like helping cells adhere to their neighbors or binding to nutrients the cell will need. Animal and plant cells have cell membranes. Only plant cells have a cell wall, which is made of rigid cellulose that gives the plant structure. The virus cell that was sneezed into your lungs is sneaky. Pretending to be a friend,

Cell vs. virus: A battle...

 The malaria parasite, on the other hand, blocks an enzyme that helps the mosquitoes feed, forcing them to bite over and over and over again. The rabies virus may cause that snarling, slobbering behavior by putting the immune system into overdrive. But whatever the method, when you think about how effectively

How parasites change...

 Unlike variolation, which used actual smallpox virus to try to protect people, vaccination used the far less dangerous cowpox virus. The medical establishment, cautious then as now, deliberated at length over his findings before accepting them. But eventually vaccination was gradually accepted

How we conquered the...

 happened yet influenza pandemic we face with the potential to kill millions worldwide what would the next one look like it's a difficult question because historically flu pandemics have all been slightly different there were different strains of the virus and

How data can predict the...

 the virus replicates within helper T cells, destroying many of them in the process. During this stage, patients often experience flu-like symptoms, but are typically not yet in mortal danger. However, for a period ranging from a few months to several years,

Why it’s so hard to cure...

 It begins by attacking the immune system's cells and neutralizing its responses, allowing the virus to proliferate. Starting anywhere from two to twenty days after contraction, initial symptoms like high temperature, aching, and sore throat

What we know (and don't...

 all the sample vials have broken. The virus is contained for now, but unless you can destroy it, the vents will soon open and unleash a deadly airborne plague. Without hesitation, you grab your HazMat suit and get ready to save the world.

Can you solve the virus...

 his blanket on top of the wasp cocoons giving them an extra layer of protection scientists believe the same wasp virus that infected it weeks before has now invaded the caterpillars brain and

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 kilometers high bacterial type organisms were the first life on earth and they've dominated our planets ever since excluding viruses which by most definitions are not alive bacteria are

What is the Smallest...

 Finally, we need lots of advanced R&D in areas of vaccines and diagnostics. There are some big breakthroughs, like the Adeno-associated virus, that could work very, very quickly.

Virus

A type of microorganism that causes diseases in humans and animals.

Often appears as...

A program or piece of code that is loaded onto your computer without your knowledge and runs against your wishes.

Often appears as...

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Something that spoils or negatively affects something else.

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Non-Physical Spread

Serious Tone

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