A virus is a submicroscopic infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism. Viruses infect all life forms, from animals...

"infected" with a computer virus, a metaphor derived from biological viruses. Computer viruses generally require a host program. The virus writes its own code...

The human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) are two species of Lentivirus (a subgroup of retrovirus) that infect humans. Over time, they cause acquired immunodeficiency...

of taste. Symptoms may begin one to fourteen days after exposure to the virus. At least a third of people who are infected do not develop noticeable symptoms...

Liánghé virus Lohja virus Malacky virus Muleshoe virus Necocli virus Orán virus Oxbow virus Ozark virus Playa de Oro virus Powell Butte virus Prairie...

Virus classification is the process of naming viruses and placing them into a taxonomic system similar to the classification systems used for cellular...

known as avian flu or bird flu, is a disease caused by the influenza A virus, which primarily affects birds but can sometimes affect mammals including...

Smallpox was an infectious disease caused by variola virus (often called smallpox virus), which belongs to the genus Orthopoxvirus. The last naturally...

Influenza A virus (Alphainfluenzavirus influenzae) or IAV is the only species of the genus Alphainfluenzavirus of the virus family Orthomyxoviridae. It...

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that attacks the immune system. It is a preventable disease. It can be managed with treatment and...

Human papillomavirus infection (HPV infection) is caused by a DNA virus from the Papillomaviridae family. Many HPV infections cause no symptoms and 90%...

Ebola, also known as Ebola virus disease (EVD) and Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF), is a viral hemorrhagic fever in humans and other primates, caused by...

Virus or The Virus may also refer to: Computer virus, a type of malicious computer program Mobile virus, a type of malicious cell phone program Virus...

An RNA virus is a virus characterized by a ribonucleic acid (RNA) based genome. The genome can be single-stranded RNA (ssRNA) or double-stranded (dsRNA)...

double-stranded DNA virus and is also called human herpesvirus 4 (HHV-4). Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) is the first identified oncogenic virus, or a virus that can cause...

was actually a virus itself specifically designed to remove the Creeper virus. The Creeper virus was followed by several other viruses. The first known...

A retrovirus is a type of virus that inserts a DNA copy of its RNA genome into the DNA of a host cell that it invades, thus changing the genome of that...

security advisory organizations and anti-virus software developers compile and publish virus lists. When a new virus appears, the rush begins to identify...

Norovirus, also known as Norwalk virus and sometimes referred to as the winter vomiting disease, is the most common cause of gastroenteritis. Infection...

popularized the term in 2021, the woke mind virus is a threat to freedom of speech. Jamelle Bouie wrote that woke mind virus is a term used by conservatives to...

Influenza B virus (IBV) and influenza C virus (ICV) primarily infect humans, and influenza D virus (IDV) is found in cattle and pigs. Influenza A virus and influenza...

Zika virus (ZIKV; pronounced /ˈziːkə/ or /ˈzɪkə/) is a member of the virus family Flaviviridae. It is spread by daytime-active Aedes mosquitoes, such...

The EICAR Anti-Virus Test File or EICAR test file is a computer file that was developed by the European Institute for Computer Antivirus Research (EICAR)...

Nipah virus is a bat-borne, zoonotic virus that causes Nipah virus infection in humans and other animals, a disease with a very high mortality rate (40-75%)...

VirusTotal is a website created by the Spanish security company Hispasec Sistemas. Launched in June 2004, it was acquired by Google in September 2012...

genus Flavivirus, which also contains the Zika virus, dengue virus, and yellow fever virus. The virus is primarily transmitted by mosquitoes, mostly species...

Coronaviruses are a group of related RNA viruses that cause diseases in mammals and birds. In humans and birds, they cause respiratory tract infections...

Language is a Virus may refer to: "Language is a Virus", a song by Laurie Anderson a concept in the William S. Burroughs novel The Ticket That Exploded...

A DNA virus is a virus that has a genome made of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) that is replicated by a DNA polymerase. They can be divided between those...

Comparison of antivirus software Comparison of firewalls Comparison of computer viruses Multiscanning "Revenue of Bitdefender from 2006 to 2022", statista.com...