"catching a virus" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to talk about contracting a virus, usually one that affects computer systems, but sometimes viruses that affect people as well. For example, "John fell ill after catching a virus."
Konta, who was unaware of her opponent's pre-existing illness, declined to criticise her for calling for the trainer just as her own momentum was building, and was also philosophical about the prospects of a catching a virus.
In China, cities and villages have been turning away travelers from Beijing for fear of catching a virus carried by roughly 1 in 6,000 people in the capital.
Passengers sitting within four to six feet of the infected person are most at risk of contracting the illness, said Dr. Rensimer, though he added that catching a virus is no more likely in a plane than in a restaurant with closely packed tables.
All of these factors increase our chances of catching a virus, like Zika, carried by mosquitoes.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was recently hospitalized after doctors found a blood clot in her head, a condition that ABC News reported was "potentially 'life-threatening.'" The hospitalization came in the wake of the news in December that Clinton had suffered a concussion after catching a virus, becoming dehydrated, and fainting.
Better to avoid downloading it at all, unless you are not afraid of catching a virus.
Can you travel by bus, underground system or train without catching a nasty virus?
Others fear catching a disease or virus like H.I.V. from the victim through mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, although the risk of transmitting any infection is very low.
Most people are aware that not getting enough sleep or eating healthy can make them more susceptible to catching a cold or virus.
I rather wish I hadn't recently watched Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, much as I enjoyed the movie -- because a virus catching a plane and going global has life imitating art a bit too closely for comfort.
This policy is not designed to be punitive, it is designed to protect our most ill from catching a potentially harmful respiratory virus.
