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Bacteria
Extremely smallRelatively simple
Prokaryotic Microorganisms
traditionally classified with the fungi as Schizomycetes
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
also known as
nasopharyngitis, acute viral rhinopharyngitis, acute coryza
a viral infectious disease of the upper respiratory system, caused primarily by rhinoviruses and caronaviruses. Common symptoms include a cough, sore throat, sinus aches and fever. There is currently no known treatment that shortens the duration; however, symptoms usually resolve spontaneously in 7 to 10 days, with some symptoms possibly lasting for up to three weeks
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influenza virions, magnified approximately 100,000 timeshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
is a computer program that can copy itself and infect a computer.
The term "virus" is also commonly but erroneously used to refer to other types of malware, including but not limited to adware andspyware programs that do not have the reproductive ability.
A true virus can spread from one computer to another (in some form of executable code) when its host is taken to the target computer; for instance because a user sent it over a network or the Internet, or carried it on a removable medium such as a floppy disc,CD, DVD or USB drive.
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ONE STAYS APART
ITS ALMOST LIKE BEING ALIVE
STICKY MUCOUS MY SILKEN THREAD
Virus
the common coldhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
also known as
nasopharyngitis, acute viral rhinopharyngitis, acute coryza
a viral infectious disease of the upper respiratory system, caused primarily by rhinoviruses and caronaviruses. Common symptoms include a cough, sore throat, sinus aches and fever. There is currently no known treatment that shortens the duration; however, symptoms usually resolve spontaneously in 7 to 10 days, with some symptoms possibly lasting for up to three weeks
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Influenza
influenza virions, magnified approximately 100,000 times
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Computer Virus
the newest devilhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
is a computer program that can copy itself and infect a computer.
The term "virus" is also commonly but erroneously used to refer to other types of malware, including but not limited to adware andspyware programs that do not have the reproductive ability.
A true virus can spread from one computer to another (in some form of executable code) when its host is taken to the target computer; for instance because a user sent it over a network or the Internet, or carried it on a removable medium such as a floppy disc,CD, DVD or USB drive.
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ONE STAYS APART
by Ms
ITS ALMOST LIKE BEING ALIVE
IN THE REAL WORLD
IN MY SKIN
IN THIS APARTMENT
FINGERS DEPRESSING
THE KEYS OF OUR ALPHABET
ITS ALMOST LIKE LIFE
LIVING
LIKE THIS
LIVING
LIKE THIS
APART
FROM A CLOUD OF CLOUD COMMERCE
ON THE NET
FLOATING OUT
IN THE AIR
WORLD WIDE
WORLD WIDE
WEBBING
I AM A SPIDER
NO LONGER HUMAN
BEING
A SPIDER SWINGING
TO THE NEXT CONNECTION
SWINGING BACK
TO MY START POINT
MAKING POINTS
STICKY MUCOUS MY SILKEN THREAD
THOUGHT
SHOUTING
IN CAPITALS
TO
SHATTER THE SILENCE
IN CAPITALS
TO
SHATTER THE SILENCE
