Comment on Why scientists are worried about the coronavirus variant from BrazilparentComments−masonic5yThat paper is about parasites, not viruses.−guscost5yAcademically, a virus is a kind of parasite, one that cannot reproduce (or really do anything at all) independent of its host.All “parasite” means is that the organism depends on a host, but yes outside the academy it is often used in place of “multicellular parasite”.
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That paper is about parasites, not viruses.
Academically, a virus is a kind of parasite, one that cannot reproduce (or really do anything at all) independent of its host.
All “parasite” means is that the organism depends on a host, but yes outside the academy it is often used in place of “multicellular parasite”.