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Virus 바이러스

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A virus is a submicroscopic infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism. Viruses infect all life forms, from animals and plants to microorganisms, including bacteria and archaea. Viruses are found in almost every ecosystem on Earth and are the most numerous type of biological entity. Since the first discovery of a virus, the tobacco mosaic virus, in the 1890s, more than 16,000 of the millions of virus species have been described in detail.

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Virus (바이러스) — verified Korean artist.

Details

• First Discovered: tobacco mosaic virus
• Discovery Period: 1890s
• Described Species: more than 16,000
• English Name: virus
• Latin Name: virus
• Korean Category Name: 여과성 미생물
• Alternative Korean Name: 병독

Source reconciliation

• Wikidata lists the Korean name as 바이러스 (대한민국의 음악 그룹); KoreaAPI uses 바이러스 (chosen by source authority).
• MusicBrainz lists the Korean name as Virus; KoreaAPI uses 바이러스 (chosen by source authority).

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• Wikidata — structured open knowledge base · view ↗
• Wikipedia — encyclopedic article · view ↗
• MusicBrainz — open music database · view ↗

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Verified & tracked since 2026-08-22 · 3 verified snapshots.

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