Is there a way to scan a Mac OS for viruses and spyware?

I've browsed some sites that I suspect might have given me some spyware or possibly viruses. I'm not sure because I don't have any effects on my mac (such as slowness, etc), but I would like to scan the computer if I could.

Wave your hands over the computer and say "I command all viruses to announce their presence!" If nobody speaks up, you don't have any viruses.
On a more serious note, there currently are no viruses or spyware for Macs. There are a few Trojan horses, programs which trick you into downloading them and installing them. Fortunately, they're fairly easy to avoid if you're not doing dumb stuff, like downloading "video plug-ins" from p0rn sites and installing them, or downloading a "free" version of Microsoft Office.
Chris suggested clamXav, but note that while its Windows virus definitions are up-to-date, it is currently unable to identify any of the Mac Trojans.

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