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• A microorganism composed of a piece of genetic material - RNA or DNA - surrounded by a protein coat. To replicate, a virus must infect a cell and direct its cellular machinery to produce new viruses.

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  Virus. (n.d.). Malaria Glossary. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/virus.

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  Virus. www.cdc.gov. Malaria Glossary. CDC. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/virus (accessed: March 28, 2023).

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  "Virus." Malaria Glossary. CDC. 28 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/virus.

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