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what is viruses are​

Answer 1

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A virus is a small parasite that cannot reproduce by itself. Once it infects a susceptible cell, however, a virus can direct the cell machinery to produce more viruses. Most viruses have either RNA or DNA as their genetic material. The nucleic acid may be single- or double-stranded.

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Answer 2

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ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ᴠɪʀᴜsᴇs?

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ᴠɪʀᴜsᴇs ᴀʀᴇ sᴍᴀʟʟᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴɪᴄᴇʟʟᴜʟᴀʀ ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪsᴍs ʟɪᴋᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴛᴇʀɪᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴍᴇᴏʙᴀ.

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• ᴠɪʀᴜsᴇs ᴀʀᴇ sᴏ sᴍᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴍᴇᴀsᴜʀᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴜɴɪᴛs ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ɴᴀɴᴏᴍᴇᴛʀᴇs(ɴᴍ). ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀ ᴛʜᴏᴜsᴀɴᴅ ᴍɪʟʟɪᴏɴ ɴᴀɴᴏᴍᴇᴛʀᴇs ɪɴ ᴀ ᴍᴇᴛʀᴇ (ᴍ).
• ᴀ ʙᴀᴄᴛᴇʀɪᴜᴍ ɪs ʀᴏᴜɢʜʟʏ 10 ᴛɪᴍᴇs ʙɪɢɢᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴀ ᴠɪʀᴜs, ᴀ ᴘʟᴀɴᴛ/ ᴀɴɪᴍᴀʟ ᴄᴇʟʟ ɪs 500 ᴛɪᴍᴇs ʙɪɢɢᴇʀ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴ ᴀᴍᴇᴏʙᴀ ( ᴘʀᴏᴛᴏᴢᴏᴀɴ) ɪs 12,500 ᴛɪᴍᴇs ʙɪɢɢᴇʀ! ɴᴏ ᴡᴏɴᴅᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴍᴇᴏʙᴀ ᴅɪᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ғɪᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴍᴀɢᴇ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ.
• ᴀʟʟ ᴠɪʀᴜsᴇs ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ ʙᴀsɪᴄ ᴘᴀʀᴛs : ᴀɴ ᴏᴜᴛᴇʀ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇɪɴ ᴄᴏᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛs ᴛʜᴇ ᴠɪʀᴜs ᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴ ɪɴɴᴇʀ ᴄᴏʀᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʀɪsɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴇɴᴇᴛɪᴄ ᴍᴀᴛᴇʀɪᴀʟ. ᴀ ᴠɪʀᴜs´ ɢᴇɴᴇᴛɪᴄ ᴍᴀᴛᴇʀɪᴀʟ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀɪɴs ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴇɴᴀʙʟᴇs ɪᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴍᴜʟᴛɪᴘʟᴇ ᴄᴏᴘɪᴇs ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ɪɴғᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ᴀ ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴄᴇʟʟ.
• sᴏᴍᴇ ᴠɪʀᴜsᴇs ᴀʟsᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀɴ ᴀᴅᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴄᴏᴠᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴏʀ ᴇɴᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴇ. ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴠɪʀᴜs ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀɪɴs ᴜɴɪǫᴜᴇ sᴜʀғᴀᴄᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇɪɴs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇʟᴘ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ɪᴅᴇɴᴛɪғʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴀᴄᴛ ᴛʏᴘᴇ ᴏғ ᴄᴇʟʟs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ɪɴғᴇᴄᴛ.