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Bacteria can attack and kill cells. White blood cells can kill bacteria.

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What are difference between bacteria and viruses.?

-viruses and alive but bacteria is -viruses spread but dont multiply or change in your body, bacteria are alive and are often evolving -viruses cannot be treated, but bacteria can be eliminated with chemincals and anitbiotics


What are three difference between viruses and bacteria?

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What type of infections can be treated with antibiotics?

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Why can bacteria be grown in a petri-dish but not possible for viruses?

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How do diseases caused by bacteria and diseases caused by viruses react to antibiotics?

Disease caused by viruses cannot be cured by antibiotics. Antibiotics ONLY work on bacteria.


Does a steam mop kill bacteria and viruses?

It can kill germs and bacteria IF it is hot enough but it cannot kill a virus.


Can you see bacteria with viruses under microscope?

Yes, bacteria can be seen under a light microscope as they are larger than viruses. However, viruses are much smaller and cannot be seen with a light microscope. Specialized electron microscopes are required to visualize viruses.


How do disease caused by bacteria and diseases caused by viruses by react to antibiotics?

Viruses ALL ignore antibiotics, Bacterial infections vary in their response depending on the sensitivity of the bacteria to the specific antibiotic.


Why do bacteria grow on gelatin in a peri dish and viruses cannot grow in this manner?

Because viruses are considered nonliving and they need a host to reproduce, therfore they cannot live on their own. Now bacteria can reproduce asexually, so they can get bigger and do not need a host..


What is the size of bacteria and viruses on Mars?

There are no bacteria or viruses on mars.


What difference between bacteria and viruses shows that bacteria are living organsims and viruses are not?

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What are the viruses the infect bacteria called?

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