Bug
Bug noun - A person with a strong and habitual liking for something.
Virus
Virus noun - (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein.
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Nearby Word: viral
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Unfortunately the bug/virus stops that. D.D.
Source: Manhua / Infinity Game -
Subverted when it's revealed that Takaoka's assassins, who weren't nearly as sadistic and unprofessional as their boss, secretly swapped the lethal virus with a harmless stomach bug.
Source: Manga / Assassination Classroom -
The Farscape episode "A Bug's Life" features an "intellant virus"—a highly infectious virus that takes over the mind and body of the infected.
Source: Puppeteer Parasite
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