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The type of cells that viruses live in are host cells. Viruses need host cells in order to reproduce or multiply.

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What type of organism requires a host cell?

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What type of cell are viruses?

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Does virus makes the cell it is in produce more viruses?

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Is there a cell membrane in viruses?

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Viruses make the host cell produce new viruses which kills th host cell?

Yes, viruses hijack the host cell's machinery to replicate themselves, eventually causing the cell to burst and release new viruses. This process, known as lysis, results in the death of the host cell.


Where does a virus multiplied?

Viruses can only multiply (reproduce) within a host cell. The type of host cell is dependent on the virus' host range.


Do Most DNA viruses multiply in the host cell's cell membrane?

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How viruses use the cells of living organisms to reproduce. What is the type of cell used by the virus called?

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What type of cell Is HIV?

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Are viruses devoid of any biochemical machinery and thus behave like dead particles inside the cell?

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