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Viral and bacterial infections are both spread in basically the same ways. A person with a cold can spread the infection by coughing and/or sneezing. Bacteria or viruses can be passed on by touching or shaking hands with another person.Feb 5, 2014
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Are bacteria spread the same way as viruses?
Yes. Virus do infect bacteria. They are called bacteriophages. (bacteria eaters)
Are all infectious diseases spread the same way?
yes. all infectionous diseases are spread the same way
What is an infection of the lungs caused by a bacteria or virus?
Viral infections of the lungs spread by way of infected air. The infected patient sneezes or coughs to push the millions of virus particles in the air. This infected air is taken in by others. Few of them catch the infection.
What are two ways that spores can spread?
an analogy: when you sneeze, thousands on spit/snot/virus/bacteria particles are launched through the air. fungi release spores in a spraying kind of way that seems like the spray from a sneeze.
Does Bacteria have viruses?
No. It's the other way around. Certain types of viruses (bacteriophage) will target bacteria, and they use the bacteria to reproduce the virus, called the Lytic cycle: The virus DNA or RNA enters the bacteria, takes over and new viruses are produced and when they break out of the cell through the membrane they destroy the bacteria in the process.
Are bacteria spread the same way as viruses?
Yes. Virus do infect bacteria. They are called bacteriophages. (bacteria eaters)
Why aren't all diseases spread by a bite?
As not all bacteria or virus are capable of living in vector(eg:insect) in other way, insects are not capable of carrying and /or transmitting all bacteria/virus.
How can either bacteria or viruses be contracted?
There is not only one way for them to be contracted, there is every virus or bacteria has a way they dont all infect one person the same way on this planet.
How does an Trojan horse virus spread?
will i did not scan my PC before i backed up my computer then after it finish backing up i scanned my PC. Norton internet security 2011 found Trojan virus so it deleted. Then next day i scanned my back up drive it found the same virus that infected my PC so that one way Trojan can spread.
Is bacteria bigger than viruses?
yes a virus is way smaller
What is computer virus?
A virus is a piece of code that attaches itself to a program or file so it can spread from computer to computer. They can also try to damage your software, your hardware, and your files. To protect your PC from virus, you'd better enable one antivirus program on your computer.
Can you get cold sores from making out?
Cold sores area spread by skin-to-skin contact with an infected person, at the location where the virus is active, during a time when they are shedding virus. So making out is a great way to spread the virus.
Are all infectious diseases spread the same way?
yes. all infectionous diseases are spread the same way
Is bacteria and bacterium the same?
In the same way that "geese" and "goose" are the same. Bacteria is the plural form of bacterium.
What is the best way to diagnose a patient?
you have to inject a person with that particular bacteria or virus in a weak form
How do you determine a virus from a non virus?
One way would be to try to grow a virus on a sterile Petri dish with media, nothing would grow there. If you grow bacteria that way, you would see growth. Bacterial growth
What is an infection of the lungs caused by a bacteria or virus?
Viral infections of the lungs spread by way of infected air. The infected patient sneezes or coughs to push the millions of virus particles in the air. This infected air is taken in by others. Few of them catch the infection.
