How to Use virus in a Sentence

virus

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  • The software checks your hard drive for viruses.
  • Is the illness caused by bacteria or a virus?
  • I think I have the virus that's going around this winter.
  • Since then, seven more deaths have been linked to the virus.
    — Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The whole immune system is there to respond to the virus.
    — Angus Chen, STAT, 8 Nov. 2023
  • So, Zimmer asks, where does a virus stand on the spectrum of life?
    — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 17 Mar. 2023
  • At least 58 million birds were slaughtered last year to limit the spread of the virus.
    — Marina Johnson, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The spike protein is what the virus uses to attach to and infect cells.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 5 Jan. 2024
  • There is no vaccine for the virus, and the survival rate is only 20 to 30% in most cases, the zoo said.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 1 July 2023
  • The virus infects about 19 to 21 million people each year in the United States.
    — Kristina Behr, Parents, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Because the virus takes time to travel to the brain, these treatments can thwart it if given soon enough.
    — Emily Mullin, WIRED, 29 Aug. 2023
  • But those of us who still face the concern of a virus that could harm or kill us are more and more isolated.
    — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 28 Mar. 2023
  • The new boosters were made based on omicron variants of the virus instead of the original strain.
    — Wes Davis, The Verge, 20 Sep. 2023
  • The platform with the higher number of virus encounters?
    — Eric Griffith, PCMAG, 10 July 2023
  • Dengue is an illness caused by infection with one of four dengue virus strains (dengue-1, -2, -3 or -4).
    — Stephen J. Thomas, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
  • The avian flu virus replicates using a protein called ANP32A in chicken cells.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The measles virus can stay in the air and infect others for up to two hours after a contagious person has left the room.
    — David Higgins, The Conversation, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The announcement doesn’t mean all viruses act the same or have the same impact, Cohen noted.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024
  • First, as the virus evolves so has our immune system — learning how to suppress the infection.
    — David Montesino, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Jones, though, says humans may offer up some defenses against the virus.
    — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 1 May 2023
  • Cut to an idyllic 2037 Bergen where, as a deadly virus spreads, the wall becomes a prison keeping Norwegians in.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Marburg virus is a zoonotic virus that, along with the six species of Ebola virus, comprises the filovirus family, the CDC said.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The virus spreads after a mosquito bites an infected bird and then bites a human.
    — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 9 Oct. 2023
  • The only difference between the two is the specific virus that causes them.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 29 Feb. 2024
  • This initial increase occurred at the same time as a mandatory stay-at-home order that was designed to reduce the spread of the virus.
    — Andrea Rishworth, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Many are waiting to see the fruits of years of campaigning for the vaccine, hoping to finally put an end to a preventable virus that can be a silent killer.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Farmers gassed 1 million minks to prevent them from becoming a reservoir for the virus.
    — Bydennis Normile, science.org, 29 Mar. 2023
  • And features of a virus can change with time, and as the number of reports potentially increases.
    — Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 27 Nov. 2023
  • But that’s not the case for infants and toddlers, who are at higher risk of the virus becoming severe or life-threatening.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Many tribes closed their borders in an effort to stop the virus' spread, severely restricting the ability to get a head count.
    — Mike Schneider and Morgan Lee, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2023

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