Question re Virus'

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I am wondering why if my computer has a virus I can simply run a program to detect it and delete it.
Yet a virus in me requires a minimum of 2 Dr's visits, medications, rest, liquids, lozengers, tissues and patience.

the other kind

'Computer Virus": a segment of self-replicating code planted illegally in a computer program, often to damage or shut down a system or network.

Personally I feel my system has been (almost) shut down - but having seen a great Dr I am on the mend; appling sense and reason to my activities, now that the exhaustion of moving out is finished.

Every cloud has a silver lining. I have found this stop over has been a great test of my suitcase packing.

I have not found I have needed or wanted anything beyond what is packed.

People Virus

vi·rus /ˈvaɪrəs/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[vahy-ruhs] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -rus·es.

1.	an ultramicroscopic (20 to 300 nm in diameter), metabolically inert, infectious agent that replicates only within the cells of living hosts