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Vocabulary Term Details

Viruses

Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viruses)

A virus is a small infectious agent that can replicate only inside the living cells of an organism. Viruses can infect all types of organisms, from animals and plants to bacteria and archaea. (Wikipedia)

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Approved Date
11-Oct-2012

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