O vírus
Example: O vírus se espalhou rapidamente pela cidade inteira.
Definition
"O vírus" refers to a microscopic infectious agent that can replicate only inside the living cells of organisms, causing diseases in humans, animals, or plants. It spreads rapidly, as in the example where "o vírus" quickly spread throughout the entire city.
Etymology
"O vírus" comes from the Latin word 'virus,' meaning poison or venom. Did you know that the term was originally used to describe any toxic substance before being adopted in medicine to denote these tiny infectious agents?
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