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The term Virus in latin means :

(A) Sweet
(B) Small
(C) Fluid
(D) Poison

Correct Answer : Poison
The word Virus has been derived from the Latin ‘virus’ referring to poison and other noxious substances. A virus is a small infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of other organisms.
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