Virus:

A virus is a small infectious agent that replicates only

inside the living cells of an organism. Viruses can infect all
types of life forms, from animals and plants to
microorganisms, including bacteria and archaea.
A virus is a biological agent. When infected by a virus, a
host cell is forced to produce thousands of identical copies
of the original virus at an extraordinary rate. 
Structure:
All viruses contain nucleic acid, either DNA or RNA (but not
both), and a protein coat, which encases the nucleic acid.
Some viruses are also enclosed by an envelope of fat and
protein molecules. In its infective form, outside the cell,
a virus particle is called a virion.
Properties:
Types of viruses:
 DNA
 Hepatitis B
 Adenovirus
 Bacteriophage
 RNA
 HIV
 Influenza
 Ebolavirus
Examples of viral disease:
 smallpox  chicken pox
 common cold  shingles
 flu  hepatitis
 measles  herpes
 mumps  polio
 rubella  rabies