noun
1 sth that causes disease; a disease
ADJECTIVE
▪ deadly , killer , lethal
▪ nasty
▪ virulent
▪ infectious
▪ AIDS , flu , hepatitis , herpes , HIV , measles , etc.
▪ airborne
▪ live
▪ computer , email
VERB + VIRUS
▪ be infected with , catch , contract , get
▪ carry
▪ pass , pass on , spread , transmit
▪
An infected person can pass the ~ to others.
▪ isolate
▪ inactivate
▪ fight
▪ detect , discover , identify
VIRUS + VERB
▪ infect sb/sth
▪ attack sb/sth , kill sb/sth
▪
The ~ attacks cells in the body.
▪ cause sth
▪ mutate
▪ spread
▪ replicate (itself)
VIRUS + NOUN
▪ infection
▪ vaccine
▪ transmission
2 computer virus
ADJECTIVE
▪ computer , email
VERB + VIRUS
▪ be infected with
▪ create , develop , write
▪
to write computer ~es
VIRUS + VERB
▪ attack sth , destroy sth
▪ spread
VIRUS + NOUN
▪ threat , warning
▪ protection , scanner
▪ writer