I've got a bad throat, i keep getting them about every 3 months. The Doctor said antibiotics won't work this time as it is Viral. What is the difference between Viral and Virus. Thanks.
2007-01-28 23:29:01 · 10 answers · asked by S 4 in Health ➔ Other - Health
As far as your poor throat's concerned, they mean the same. Try gargling with dissolved Aspro-Clear to ease the pain and the inflammation. And generally, drink lots of hot drinks (tea is good because it's slightly antiseptic).
Just to ease your mind though ...
Grammatically, a virus is the noun (the thing itself) and viral is the adjective (describing the thing).
2007-01-28 23:32:30 · answer #1 · answered by phoenix2frequent 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
A virus is an identified infection.
Viral is the family that a Virus belongs to.
The difference is between Viral and Bacterial.
2007-01-28 23:35:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Viral is an adjective-it describes the conditon caused by a virus like the flu.
2007-01-28 23:33:04 · answer #3 · answered by Rene B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Virus is a noun It is a very very small microorganism parasiting within the living cells. They have only one kind of nucleic acid either DNA or RNA. Cause many kinds of infectious diseases both acute and chronic in man and animals. and not responding to treatment.. Viral is adjective means Caused by virus.
2007-01-29 03:02:28 · answer #4 · answered by drsuria_cbe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Viral refers to a virus in the same way that chocolatey refers to chocolate.
I don't think that a virus has a cell membrane wheras bacteria does. Therefore anti-biotic treatments which attack the cell membrane will have no effect on viruses. This is me guessing.
2007-01-28 23:35:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
viral refers to the symptoms which are presented by the patient, the virus itself is the causative agent.
there are no antibiotics which work against viral infections but they may be useful against against secondary bacterial infection.
2007-01-29 00:37:32 · answer #6 · answered by iain d 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Viral is an adjective and virus is a noun, but it means the same thing
2007-01-28 23:32:26 · answer #7 · answered by Claire 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
A virus is a known infection which is treatable in most cases.
Viral has to run its course.
2007-01-28 23:45:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
with a virus infection you can take anti biotics to help you get better but with a viral you have to let nature take its course and let it flush out of your system
2007-01-28 23:32:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
viral is adjective and virus is noun
2007-01-28 23:32:30 · answer #10 · answered by sukis 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋