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Viruses, like bacteria are found almost everywhere; in the soil, in the air, on surfaces or in animals and plants. They are looking for a host organism to infect so that they can use the machinery in the cell to multiply and create more viruses.

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Viruses live and breed in what cells?

Viruses cannot live or breed on their own. Instead, they infect the cells of living organisms, such as animals, plants, and bacteria, to replicate and spread. Once inside a host cell, the virus hijacks the cell's machinery to reproduce more viruses.


Can a virus live outside a cell?

No


Do viruses need oxygen to live?

No, viruses are not living organisms and do not require oxygen to survive. They are simply comprised of genetic material (DNA or RNA) enclosed within a protein coat, and they rely on host cells to reproduce.


What infectious agent live only by invading cells?

Viruses are infectious agents that can only replicate and survive by invading host cells and hijacking their cellular machinery. Once inside a host cell, viruses use the cell's resources to produce more viral particles, which can then go on to infect other cells. This process ultimately leads to the destruction of the host cell as new viruses are released to infect additional cells.


How are computer viruses similar to and different from biological viruses?

Both types:are spread by contact with a contaminated sourcecan be blocked with defensescan be modified and weaponisedcan go away after a time if certain measures are takencan kill whatever they infectcan change over timecan be costlyDifferences:computer viruses only work in a computer hostbiological viruses only work in a biological hostbiological viruses can spontaneously mutatecomputer viruses are createdbiological viruses are far more complex

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Do viruses reproduce with live or dead?

viruses are nonliving things. but they need living things to reproduces. so live


Can viruses live in the human intestine and id in the digestive process?

viruses can live in intestine but they get remove with the removing of excretory waste.


Where do software viruses live?

On computers


Where do bacteria and viruses live?

Viruses live almost everywhere around us in places such as the soil and air.Different viruses may infect plants,animals or even bacteria .Viruses try to gain access to the machinery in the cell in order to make more viruses.


Can you Explain the live virus in vaccines?

Vaccines are small amounts of live viruses injected into the body. These viruses teach the body's immune system how to fight off the disease. Correction: Some viruses are live. Some are weakened, most flu vaccines are dead viruses, not live, although the nasal mist is a live, weakened virus. Please make sure your answers are correct.


What is injection of weakened viruses is called?

A vaccination using a vaccine made from attenuated live viruses.


Viruses live and breed in what cells?

Viruses cannot live or breed on their own. Instead, they infect the cells of living organisms, such as animals, plants, and bacteria, to replicate and spread. Once inside a host cell, the virus hijacks the cell's machinery to reproduce more viruses.


What live only by invading cells?

Viruses


Can viruses lives live on their own?

Yes,they live in hosts only to reproduce.


How do viuses live?

Viruses are very complex, depending on which type you are talking about depends on how they live.


Can a virus live in extreme condition?

Viruses can live in host cells :P trolled.


Why can't viruses live in the air?

some can and some can't