The Phal abuse ends here.

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If you get rid of this plant, I recommend burning it, don't just throw it away. Remember what a virus really is - DNA or RNA strands, coated in protein layer(s), with receptors, ("attachment points"), on it. Throwing the plant away will not do anything to the virus. The host is still alive, and therefore, so is the virus. A virus needs a host to replicate. Even when the plant host is dead, the virus particles could go into dormancy. All the virus needs to spread is for an insect that can pierce into the tissues to go into the trash, and suck the juices out of the tissues or cells, and take the viral particles along with the plant juices and transfer the viruses to the next plant when the insect feeds again. Think of viruses as zombies - they are not living cells, but they are not inanimate objects or particles like dust or a rock. Viruses are some of the most simplified forms of life known in existence.

To make sure you understand how a virus works on a basic level...

Scientists nowadays have actually found a way to manipulate a virus to do our bidding! They can extract certain parts of a virus' DNA/RNA, and can insert other kinds of DNA/RNA in it. Even with a different set of DNA or RNA, the virus can still attach itself to a host, (in the case of unicellular organisms), or attach itself to certain cells within a host, (in the case of multicellular organisms); and inject the viral DNA/RNA into the cells of the host.

It is unfortunate to have to sacrifice a plant due to a debilitating and potentially terminal disease, but if it has a viral infection, there is really no other way.