What do viruses require to make copies make of themselves?

Answer 1

A virus will replicate in different ways depending on what type of virus it is. There are single- and double-stranded DNA and single- and double-stranded RNA viruses as well as single-stranded RNA in both positive and negative sense, and a couple of others that replicate through intermediaries. Use the link below to the Wikipedia post on how the different viruses replicate. You'll find the article very readable, and it's free.

Viruses have to hijack a host DNA and forces it to produce virus particles not host proteins. These viral particles are assembled by the host cell. When the host cell is full of these particles it bursts open and dies.

Answer 2

Most virus strains have a tiny bit of RNA covered by a protective coating. When they latch on to a healthy cell they inject their RNA into the cell. This RNA then bonds with the host's DNA and takes it over. In essence the once healthy cell is now a virus cell. The host, next time it divides, will divide as normal only thing is that it will now divide as a virus thus creating more virus cells.

Answer 3

Viruses are ingenious creations really because they don't have any of the equipment they need to replicate themselves. So instead they 'hijack' our cells by latching onto them and injecting them with viral RNA or DNA. These small fragments of genetic material then get inserted into the cell's own DNA. For those who are less familiar with DNA: on a cellular level, DNA is like a blueprint which codes instructions for various components of the cell. What viral RNA does is masks itself as one of these instructions and the cell will make what it codes for - a new virus. The cell makes more and more viruses until the point that the cell breaks down. This releases all of the viral clones out into circulation and repeat the process.

Answer 4

I don't know what virus produce viruses, but a virus called "Downloder" can downlode viruses from Google, bing ...