Dual loading Windows 7 with Snow Leopard Virus question

I just loaded Windows 7 onto my computer using parallels for various reasons that I don't want to get into. Will having Windows on my Apple computer make it more susceptible to viruses?

Mac OS X itself can't be infected with Windows viruses. You can get your Windows installation for Parallels infected, and could infect any file Windows can access with something that could harm another Windows system. If you allow your Windows installation to use Parallels to 'see' your files created and stored via Mac OS X, you could thus end up with files carrying an infection if your Windows install is ever infected. This could of course lead to your own files reinfecting Windows if you end up reinstalling it. You can get antivirus programs for Mac OS X, with the primary purpose really being to clean and prevent Windows viruses from being passed along or in your case getting through to your Windows installation.
To put it most simply, imagine having a pet that has a weaker immune system than you do. You can't catch the same diseases as this pet, but you might not know you are passing them along from a friend's pet or the old food dish from your previous pet. You stay healthy, but you might go through several pets before you figure out what keeps making them get sick and die.

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