malady vs virus

malady

noun
  • Any ailment or disease of the body; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder. 

  • A moral or mental defect or disorder. 

virus

noun
  • A disease caused by such an infectious agent; a viral illness. 

  • Any malicious or dangerous entity that spreads from one place or person to another. 

  • A quantity of such infectious agents 

  • Any type of malware. 

  • A type of malware which can covertly transmit itself between computers via networks (especially the Internet) or removable storage such as disks, often causing damage to systems and data; also computer virus. 

  • A submicroscopic, non-cellular structure consisting of a core of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat, that requires a living host cell to replicate, and often causes disease in the host organism; such agents are often classed as nonliving infectious particles and less often as microorganisms. 

verb
  • To send or infect an electronic device with a computer virus. 

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