virus
/ˈvaɪrəs/noun
उच्चारण वाइरस
विषाणु, वायरस
Basic word
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a living thing, too small to be seen without a microscope, that causes infectious disease in people, animals and plants; a disease caused by a virus; instructions hidden within a computer program that are designed to cause faults or destroy data
विषाणु, वायरस
- the flu virus
- a computer virus
- Antibiotics cannot kill a virus, but they work against bacteria.
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- The virus spreads quickly in crowded places.
- Scientists are working to develop a vaccine against the new virus.
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§Grammar and usage
The plural is viruses (not 'viri').
Plural viruses है ('viri' नहीं)।
Usage, asked often: the adjective viral means caused by a virus ('viral fever') and also spreading quickly on the internet ('The video went viral').
प्रयोग अक्सर पूछा जाता है: adjective viral का अर्थ वायरस से होने वाला ('viral fever') और इंटरनेट पर तेज़ी से फैलने वाला भी है ('The video went viral')।
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General knowledge
Science GK: viruses can reproduce only inside living cells; antibiotics do not work against viruses; diseases caused by viruses include common cold, flu, measles, polio, chickenpox, dengue, rabies, AIDS (HIV) and Covid-19 (SARS-CoV-2); vaccines protect against many viral diseases; the study of viruses is virology (the National Institute of Virology is in Pune).
विज्ञान GK में वायरस केवल जीवित कोशिकाओं के भीतर प्रजनन कर सकते हैं; antibiotics वायरस पर काम नहीं करतीं; वायरस से होने वाले रोगों में सामान्य सर्दी, फ़्लू, खसरा, पोलियो, चिकनपॉक्स, डेंगू, रेबीज़, AIDS (HIV) और Covid-19 (SARS-CoV-2) शामिल हैं; टीके कई वायरल रोगों से बचाते हैं; वायरस का अध्ययन virology है (राष्ट्रीय विषाणु विज्ञान संस्थान पुणे में है)।
Computer GK: a computer virus is a type of malware; antivirus software protects against it.
Computer GK में computer virus एक प्रकार का malware है; antivirus software इससे बचाता है।