The term "Virus" means

A. Toxin

B. Poison

C. Minute

D. Animalcules

Answer: Option B

Solution(By Examveda Team)

The term "Virus" means Poison.
The word Virus is from the Latin neuter virus referring to poison and other noxious liquids, from the same Indo-European base as Sanskrit viṣa, Avestan visa, and ancient Greek all meaning 'poison'.
A virus is a submicroscopic infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism. Viruses infect all life forms, from animals and plants to microorganisms, including bacteria and archaea.