No. 393 in Slovenian

virus

A microorganism that can infect living organisms and cause disease.

In a sentence

Ta virus je zelo nalezljiv.
This virus is highly contagious.
Used to refer to a biological virus causing illness.
Računalniški virus je okužil moj prenosnik.
A computer virus has infected my laptop.
Refers to malicious software infecting a computer system.
Virus v družbi je lahko tudi širjenje lažnih informacij.
A virus in society can also be the spread of false information.
Metaphorical use, likening the spread of misinformation to a virus.

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