hull

A virus is really just a hull around genetic material and a few proteins, arguably not even a living thing.

This would not be a major issue except for one detail about the Ever Given’s hull: the bulbous bow, a feature included on many large ships to reduce drag.

This is also one of the reasons we still have to deal with diseases like the flu each year – the influenza virus mutates very rapidly and so the proteins that make up its hull constantly change a tiny bit.