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    [Noun]  | "vi*rus" | \ ˈvī-rəs \


    1: any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants; also : filterable virus

    2: a disease or illness caused by a virus

    3: the causative agent of an infectious disease

    Origin: 1599 ;

     Middle English, "pus, discharge from a sore, semen," borrowed from Latin vīrus (neuter) "venom, poisonous fluid, acrid element in a substance, secretion with medical or magical properties," going back to an Indo-European base *u̯is-/*u̯īs- "poison, venom," whence also Middle Irish fí "venom, poison, evil," Greek īós "poison," Tocharian A wäs and Tocharian B wase, Sanskrit viṣáṃ, Avestan viš, viša- (also vīš?); (sense 1) borrowed from German, borrowed from Latin;

      * Note : The application of Latin vīrus to the submicroscopic infectious agents now considered viruses (rather than to any infectious agent) was apparently first made by the Dutch microbiologist Martinus Beijerinck (1851-1931) in "Ueber ein Contagium vivum fluidum als Ursache der Fleckenkrankheit der Tabaksblätter," Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen te Amsterdam, Tweede Sectie, Deel VI, no. 5 (1898). Beijerinck, in studying tobacco mosaic virus, mistakenly believed that the agent was a fluid (contagium vivum fluidum, "living fluid infection") because it passed through filters capable of trapping bacteria. — The neuter gender of vīrus suggests that it was originally an s-stem; forms in text other than the nominative and accusative are perhaps found only in Lucretius. The length of the vowel in Latin, Irish, and Greek, in contrast to the short vowel in Tocharian and Indo-Iranian, has been variously accounted for. M. Mayrhofer (Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen) suggests that the etymon was originally a root noun, *u̯īs, *u̯is-ó-, with lengthening of the monosyllabic vowel; the daughter languages then generalized one or the other form.;

    [Noun]  | "AIDS virus" 


    1: hiv

    Origin: 1983 ;

    [Noun]  | "delta virus" 


    1: hepatitis d virus

    2: a highly transmissible genetic variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus : delta variant

    Origin: 1984 ;

    [Noun]  | "DNA virus" 


    1: a virus whose genome consists of DNA

    Origin: 1963 ;

    [Noun]  | "Ebola virus" 


    1: any of several filoviruses (genus Ebolavirus and especially species Zaire ebolavirus) of African origin that cause an often fatal hemorrhagic fever

    Origin: 1976 ;

     From the Ebola River in the northern Democratic Republic of the Congo (former Zaire);

      * Note : According to Peter Piot, a Belgian member of an international commission formed to investigate the first outbreak of the virus in 1976, the name was chosen by members of the commission (including the French physician Pierre Sureau and the Americans Karl Johnson and Joel Breman) from a map of Zaire at the Fonds Médical Tropical, a non-governmental organization in Kinshasa where the members were lodged. Though the Ebola River (a headwater stream of the Mongala River, a tributary of the Congo) turned out to be a considerable distance from the village of Yambuku where the fever was first observed, the name was nonetheless retained. The name "Yambuku virus" was avoided because of the stigma it would have attached to the village. (See Peter Piot, No Time to Lose: A Life in Pursuit of Deadly Viruses, W.W. Norton, 2012, pp. 56-57.);

    [Noun]  | "EB virus" | \ ˌē-ˈbē- \


    1: epstein-barr virus

    Origin: 1968 ;

    [Noun]  | "Ep*stein-Barr virus" | \ ˌep-ˌstīn-ˈbär- \


    1: a herpesvirus (species Human herpesvirus 4 of the genus Lymphocryptovirus) that causes infectious mononucleosis and is associated with Burkitt's lymphoma and nasopharyngeal carcinoma —abbreviation EBV

    Origin: 1968 ;

     Michael Anthony Epstein born1921 and Yvonne M. Barr born1932 English pathologists;

    [Noun]  | "filterable virus" 


    1: any of the infectious agents that pass through a filter of diatomite or unglazed porcelain with the filtrate and remain virulent and that include the viruses and various other groups (such as the mycoplasmas and rickettsias) which were originally considered viruses before their cellular nature was established

    Origin: 1903 ;

    [Noun]  | "hepatitis D virus" 


    1: a single-stranded RNA virus (species Hepatitis delta virus of the genus Deltavirus) that lacks an outer protein coat and is the causative agent of hepatitis D —abbreviation HDV—called also delta agent, delta virus

    Origin: 1986 ;

    [Noun]  | "human immunodeficiency virus" 


    1: hiv

    Origin: 1986 ;

    [Noun]  | "virus" 


    1: as in disease, cancer;



     [ "virus" ]

    1: The product of a socially deprived 14-38 year old indivdual with way too much computer time and no job.

      * e.g.,  ... "Hey look that fat kid is making a virus on his computer, lets got urinate on his pc when hes done, after we shove molted steel in his ass with a stirring spoon." 

     [ "virus" ]

    1: Makes you fell pissed off when you get one, but if you have the resources to blow its fucking ass out your PC that can feel good.

      * e.g.,  ... Not a fucking virus! Never mind my anti virus software will eat it for breakfast... 

     [ "virus" ]

    1: A Malicious program that is designed to do nothing but piss you off and make you want to take a Baseball bat to anyone who makes it and their "Custom Built 1337 PCs".

      * e.g.,  ... Some douche in his moms basement: OMFG I MADE TEH VIRUS TO GET BACK AT PEOPLE! 

     [ "virus" ]

    1: i) Computer programs that screw up other people's machines, deliberately.

      * e.g.,  ... Hmm let me open this not at all suspicious naked girls screensaver attachment.... larks! My hard disk is suddenly reformatting itself. This is the work of a dastardly virus! 

     [ "virus" ]

    2: ii) What anti-virus authors allegedly spend their time writing so we all have to buy their anti-virus programs to remove the viruses that they allegedly wrote in the first place, thus making them rich, and us poorer.

     [ "virus" ]

    3:  A test designed to measure the stupidity of the average internet user by seeing how many of them open up infected attachments in emails, despite thousands of warnings not to be so dumb.

     [ "virus" ]

    1: Something probably carried by AOL CDs.

      * e.g.,  ... I picked up an AOL CD and now I have a virus. 

     [ "virus" ]

    1: 1) A biological agent that replicates itself and causes harm to its host.

      * e.g.,  ... 1) Viral infections can be prevented through the use of vaccinations. 

     [ "virus" ]

    2: 2) A harmful computer program that spreads itself to other computers once contracted, somewhat like its biological counterpart.

      * e.g.,  ... 2) The only vaccination for this type of virus - common sense - seems to be constantly in short supply, which would account for people constantly opening strange or bogus attachments and (surprise, surprise) getting a virus. 

     [ "virus" ]

    1: Causes a Compy 386 to become "slightly shotgunned"

      * e.g.,  ... "YOU MURDERER! You killed my brother!...I mean, computer!" 

     [ "virus" ]

    1: A virus is created from those social pariahs known as Hax0rs. These exiled individuals have been excreted from societys lowly depths and have evolved into the robust, 200 pound entitys that remain undisclosed in there parents basments forced to a life of sitting in a chair in dark surroundings with the simpsons on. They reject the sun for fear of skin pigment. With there knowledge of DOS and Visual basic they create what the bielve to be Godlike Programs called viruses. These viruses are designed to travel through the use of either direct ip connections or the spread through email, p2p, and other network connections. They in entity are simple and small programs with the command to infect registry files most commonly hidden files such as the WIN 32 Directory. once established they replicate themselves in emulation to a real viral infection but this virus does not attack the immune system. It instead becomes a memmory hog by sucking system power and changing system settings in order to protect itself. The best way to protect yourself against a virus is to not get infected in the first place. Do not download attachments from email even if it says its from somone u know as it could be a virus sent through that contacts address book. If you simply must use a p2p application create a seperate share file in which ur files downloaded go then use a virus protection software to monitor, and quarintine that folder. If you bielve you have downloaded a trojen virus (which is a program created so a the person on the other end can interact with your computer) then pull out your network connection imiedietly as to prevent that person on the other end from doing any further damage. A trojen is most of the time harmless because rarley do other people know how to use them. They are set up in this standard: Client and server. You are sent the server and the hacker has the client sort of a master and slave theory.

      * e.g.,  ... "I am a maligment program created for the purpose of infection and replication" 

     [ "virus" ]

    2: heres a tip: Do not run multiple virus software as they will try to compete with eachother and essentially do not work propperly. I suggest visiting www.download.com and try AVAST. You could also get a subscription service like norton and mcafee. also remember that virus software always needs to be updated and quite freqwently or else its ussless as viruses constanly change and new definitions are added.

     [ "virus" ]

    3: Also keep firewalls active but just like software do not have competing firewalls. Windows xp sp2 has an integrated firewall but if that doesnt fit your bill you could try zone alarm.

     [ "virus" ]

    4: Install a router, seems like everyone has em now anyway but it does keep you hidden. For those who know how to port forward be weary of your virtual ports. check them freaqwently to see if theres any activity. Theres reports of viruses being active in bittorent protocal also.

     [ "virus" ]

    5: MOST IMPORTANT: never giv your I.P. to anyone.

     [ "virus" ]

    1:  A program created by an individual who deserves to get beaten over and over again. They are the Geek version of Gangsters, who also deserve to get beat.

      * e.g.,  ... I found the motherfucker to put the virus in my computer, and believe me, he won't do that mistake again. 

     [ "virus" ]

    2:  A very common term used with people who use Microsoft Windows.

     [ "virus" ]

    3:  The human race.

     [ "virus" ]

    1: In computing:

      * e.g.,  ... "I opened an email titled 'I love you', and screwed up my puter." 

     [ "virus" ]

    2: A program designed to multiplicate and spread itself over networks.

      * e.g.,  ... "LMAO, desperate eh?" 

     [ "virus" ]

    3: Most are designed to destroy the systems they encounter, after they used it to 'breed'.

     [ "virus" ]

    4: (eg. using contacts, emails, ... found on a system)

     [ "virus" ]

    5: The damage; mostly just wordsoftware/word which needs to be re-installed.

     [ "virus" ]

    6: The sollution: a wordvirusscanner/word

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