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What substance is the coating of a virus made of?
The coating of a virus is made of protein molecules. These proteins can vary in composition and structure, helping the virus to attach to host cells and invade them.
What is a type of microbial pathogen that invade cells and destroys them?
A type of microbial pathogen that invades and destroys host cells is a virus. Viruses, such as the influenza virus or HIV, penetrate host cells and hijack their machinery to replicate, ultimately leading to cell death. This destruction can trigger immune responses, contributing to the symptoms of viral infections. Other examples include certain bacteria, like Listeria, which can also invade and lyse host cells.
One of a group of disease causing substances dependent on living tissue for reproduction and growth?
Viruses are a group of disease-causing agents that require living cells to replicate and grow. They invade host cells and use their machinery to produce more virus particles, often leading to various illnesses.
What does a virus do to a cell?
Well, first the virus "burrows" into it's host (The cell) then it regenerates and more viruses are born. Later, the host cell bursts open and more viruses invade other cells. ~Nick
Why is it necessary for a virus to invade a living cell to make copies of itself?
Since viruses are nonliving they have to invade and hijack a living cells DNA to make more copies of itself. If it cannot do this it cannot make more copies of itself.
What do projections on a virus allow it to do?
They allow virus to fix to the host.They help to invade host.
Can a virus have cells?
No, a virus cannot have cells.
Can a cold virus invade a muscle cell?
No, typically cold viruses infect cells in the respiratory tract, such as the nose and throat, not muscle cells. Muscle cells do not provide the necessary conditions for a cold virus to replicate and cause infection.
How does a host living cell face with an enemy virus?
A virus and a cell have to have matching "docking" proteins for the virus to invade. Otherwise the virus is blocked.
How do the surface proteins of a virus help invade a cell?
The virus tries to match the recognition glycoprotein on the outside of the cell it is trying to invade, for docking purposes, or for entry purposes. Generally the membrane that covers this type of virus was taken from a cell it lysed on exit.
How does immune function impact on the development of malignancy?
If you have a weak immune system, you have an increased risk of developing malignancy. Your immune system cannot fight the virus and so the virus has control and it able to invade the cervical cells and induce tumour growth.
Viruses are single celled organisms?
No. Viruses are not cells. They invade cells to get the materials to copy their DNA. Many people do not consider viruses to be truly alive.
