Definition
Microscopic particles that infect cells and cause diseases, unable to reproduce on their own outside of living cells.
Etymology
From Latin 'virus' meaning poison or venom. Scientists used this word in the early 1900s when they discovered these tiny infectious agents smaller than bacteria.
Kelly Says
Viruses are biological pirates—they hijack your cells' machinery to copy themselves, and some viruses can mutate so fast that your immune system can barely keep up!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ቫይረስ (vaiyres)
vay-rees
ARالعربية
فيروسات (fiirūsāt)
fee-roo-sah-at
BNবাংলা
ভাইরাস (bhairas)
bhai-raas
ELΕλληνικά
vírus
vee-roo-s
FAفارسی
ویروس (vi-roos)
vee-roos
FISuomi
virukset
vee-roo-s-et
FRFrançais
virus
vi-roo-s
GUGU
વાયરસ (vairas)
vay-raas
HEעברית
וירוסים (vi-ro-sim)
vee-roo-seem
HIहिन्दी
वायरस (vairaas)
vy-raas
HUMagyar
vírusok
vee-roo-sok
IDBahasa Indonesia
virus
vee-roo-s
ITItaliano
virus
vee-roo-s
JA日本語
ウイルス (uirusu)
oo-ee-roo-su
KKKK
вирустар (virustar)
vee-roo-star
KMKM
វីរុស (vīrus)
vee-roos
KO한국어
바이러스 (baireoseu)
bai-ree-oh-seu
MRMR
वायरस (vairas)
vay-raas
MSBahasa Melayu
virus
vee-roo-s
MYမြန်မာ
ဗိုင်း (boing)
boing
NLNederlands
virussen
vee-roo-sen
PAPA
ਵਾਇਰਸ (vairas)
vay-raas
PLPolski
wirusy
vee-roo-see
PTPortuguês
vírus
vee-roo-s
RORomână
viruși
vee-roo-shee
RUРусский
вирусы (virusy)
vee-roo-sy
SVSvenska
virus
vee-roo-s
SWKiswahili
virusi
vee-roo-see
TAதமிழ்
வைரஸ் (vairasu)
vy-raas
TEతెలుగు
వైరస్ (vairasu)
vy-raas
THไทย
ไวรัส (wai-ras)
why-rass
UKУкраїнська
віруси (virusi)
vee-roo-see
URاردو
ویروس (vi-roos)
vee-roos
VITiếng Việt
virus
vee-roo-s
ZH中文
病毒 (bìngdòu)
bing-doh