Our body infected with a virus in a variety of ways including:
- Being bitten by an animal infected with a virus
- Being bitten by an insect infected with a virus, such as with West Nile virus
- Breathing in air-borne droplets contaminated with a virus
- Eating food or drinking water contaminated with a virus
- Having sexual contact with a person who is infected with a sexually transmitted virus
- Sharing needles for tattooing or drug use with an infected person
- Touching infected feces or body fluids and not washing your hands before eating or touching your mouth, eyes or nose
- Touching surfaces contaminated with a virus
- Transmission of a virus from an infected mother to her baby during pregnancy or delivery