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What type of virus infect bacteria?
Bacteriophage
What effect will will a virus in the lytic cycle have on an organism?
it will cause a disease in the organism
How does the structure of a virus help it survive?
The capsid of the cell helps the virus to infect host cells as well as multiply quickly.
What is an organism that can provide a source of energy for a virus or another organism?
host
What is the difference between a file virus a system sector virus and a macro virus?
File Viruses infect applications. These viruses usually infect COM and/or EXE programs, though some can infect any program for which execution or interpretation is requested, such as SYS, OVL, OBJ, PRG, MNU and BAT files. System Sector Viruses infect executable code found in certain system areas on a disk. Macro Virus a program or code segment written in the internal macro language of an application and attached to a document file (such as Word or Excel).
Why do viruses infect living organisms?
Because the living organism has to replicate the DNA that the virus infects the host with. It can't do this if it is a dead organism.
Can a human virus infect another organism?
rabies, but that's kind of vise-versa don't you think?
What organism does the influenza infect?
Humans are organisms which can become infected by the influenza virus.
What virus infect bacteria?
Bacteriophage is the virus that infects bacteria
What is an organism that may limit the growth rate of an organism?
Pathogens such as a bacterium or a virus can influence the growth rate of the host organism. Virus (not really an organism) can infect a bacterium and integrate their genetic material. This changes the homeostasis of the bacteria, because viral proteins would be start producing by the host. hence the host can not grow as a normal organism after infection.
How do bacteria differ from the cells of the organism they infect?
Bacteria are unicellular. The cells of the organism they infect are, quite often, part of a multicellular organism.
Can a virus catch a virus and become ill?
No, a virus cannot catch a virus and become ill. A virus is a shell of protein containing DNA. A virus works by getting into a cell and "reprogramming it" to multiply and start to take of the organism. A virus cannot infect another virus because viruses are not cells themselves.
How do stealth virus infect the computer?
The infect your computer by being undetected by your anti virus and posing as a harmless file.
Why could a virus not infect another virus?
Viruses only infect living organisms and since they are not alive, they can not infect other viruses. The question is interesting though.
Can you re infect yourself with flu virus?
no
What type of virus infect bacteria?
Bacteriophage
Can a bacteria infect a virus?
No bacteria is huge compared to a virus
