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Can viruses only cause disease in humans?

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Viruses can affect animals, and some viruses can affect plants.

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No, most if not all animals are susceptible to viruses.
No they effect all living beings

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No it can cause disease in animals. This is where Swine Flu came from. It jumped from animals to humans.

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