Virus
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An organism that can grow and multiply only inside the cells of living humans, plants, or animals. It is able to change (mutate) as it multiplies, which makes viral illnesses difficult to treat. Viruses cause many infections and diseases such as the common cold, aids (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome), herpes, and hepatitis.
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