Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Public Health@mander.xyz · 2 days agoNew coronavirus discovered in Chinese bats sparks alarmwww.newsweek.comexternal-linkmessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squareRobotToaster@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days agoThere’s probably thousands of coronavira in different animals just waiting to give us their love.
minus-squareSkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 day agoEspecially bats. They have more viruses than an average family computer
minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 day agoI guess the correct plural is virii or viruses? (Phone still underlines that first one hmm)
minus-squareRobotToaster@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 day agoThat’s a common misconception, vira or viruses is correct. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plural_form_of_words_ending_in_-us#Virus https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/virus#English
There’s probably thousands of coronavira in different animals just waiting to give us their love.
Especially bats. They have more viruses than an average family computer
Vira, that’s funny.
I guess the correct plural is virii or viruses?
(Phone still underlines that first one hmm)
That’s a common misconception, vira or viruses is correct.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plural_form_of_words_ending_in_-us#Virus
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/virus#English
or just don’t mess with the bats?