problem vs virus

problem

noun
  • A puzzling circumstance. 

  • A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with. 

  • A set of moves required to complete a climb. 

  • A question to be answered, schoolwork exercise. 

  • Objection. 

  • Difficulty in accepting or understanding or refusal to accept or understand. 

adj
  • Causing a problem; problematic; troublesome. 

  • Difficult to train or guide; unruly. 

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. 

How often have the words problem and virus occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )