The answer is:spontaneous generation
Evolution
No: Mumps is a virus, and by definition viruses are nonliving, neither dead or alive.
That is a definition of abiogenesis, the scientific concept of life arising from non-living matter.
Scientists distinguish living organisms from nonliving entities by highlighting certain characteristics such as the ability to grow, reproduce, respond to stimuli, maintain homeostasis, and utilize energy. These essential processes are fundamental to the definition of life and help differentiate living organisms from nonliving objects.
A house is a nonliving thing. A book is a nonliving thing. A road is a nonliving thing.
It can't because it is NOT a living organism.
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is seaweed nonliving