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I thought viruses weren't alive as such?

• dfischer 8y ago
  Viruses being alive is a debated topic and doesn’t have an objective distinction from what I understand.
• tialaramex 8y ago
  Sure, and neither is a car. But we understand if someone says "My car is dead" they don't mean merely that they switched off the ignition. If you prefer another word is "inactivated".
  • caf 8y ago
    "bricked"
  • gpvos 8y ago
    Anyhow, I'd like a more precise description of the difference between "weakened" and "dead/inactive" (which is what the parent of my comment was about).