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A virus is a small infectious agent that replicates only within an organism's live cells. Viruses infect all living things, including bacteria and archaea, from mammals and plants to microbes. Viruses are the most common sort of living organism and can be found in practically every ecosystem on the planet. When a host cell is infected, it is frequently driven to make thousands of copies of the original virus in a short period of time.