Nekar Xenos wrote:
> Are viruses and germs the same thing?

Generally not. A virus is basically a little bottle of DNA that replicates 
by injecting itself (with the help of the "bottle" part) into a complete 
cell. The cell then gets hijacked by the virus DNA into creating more viruses.

A "germ" usually refers to something that includes the ability to replicate 
all by itself.

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