Is it possible to get a virus or spyware on a iPad ?

My iPad II seems to have a virus. Notes have disappeared twice. Changes pages for no reason.
It it possible t get a virus o spyware?
Thank you.

Not really. If your ipad is jailbroken then maybe. The ios operating system is partitioned and locked.
For issues with notes, what type of email account do you have setup on the device. I ask this as some email accounts allow note syncing. As note syncing with email accounts are done OTA, there could be an issue that causes them to disappear. You can logging to your email account and most have a note section to verify if they are present.
I am not sure what you mean by changing pages. Could you elaborate on that more?

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