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No, a macrophage is not a virus; it is a type of immune cell found in the body that plays a crucial role in the immune response by engulfing and digesting pathogens, such as bacteria and viruses. Macrophages are part of the body's defense system, while viruses are microscopic infectious agents that require a host cell to replicate and can cause disease. In essence, macrophages help protect against viruses and other pathogens rather than being one themselves.
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A virus that reproduces in a bacterium is called?
phage
Is there a vaccine for The Enterobacteria Phage T4 virus?
No, there is currently no vaccine for the Enterobacteria Phage T4 virus. This virus infects bacteria, not humans, so it is not a target for vaccine development.
What virus attaches to documents such as word or excel files?
Macro viruses use Microsoft Word and Excel's capabilities to embed code and programs into the document. When the document is opened, the macro virus is executed and infects your computer.
Is the T2 phage virus polyhedral or helical?
polyhedral
What is a virus that inflects bacteria?
Phage or bacteriophage infects bacteria.
How does the reproduction of HIV and lambda phage differ?
The Lambda Phage bacterial virus replicates itself whilst the HIV virus binds itself to existing cells and damages them. Lamba Phage increases with a "lysogenic" cycle, whilst the increase of HIV is known as "Lytic".
How does the size of a virus compare with the size of a bacterium?
A virus is much much much smaller then a bacterium. Virus called phage can infect bacteria.
How does macrophage function during healing bruise?
The macro-phage function is giving to the blood cells. This can cause death in a person.
WHAT a virus that is attached to documents such as Word or Excel files?
macro virus
What is the phage computer virus?
It is a destructive virus that rewrites itself and is an executable program with its own code. It usually destroys the program it infects.
What does the prefix phage mean?
phage basically means ''eater'' in case of bacteriophage it means bacteria eater
A virus that reprduces in a bacterium is called a?
bacteriophage (literally, phage = eat, bacterio = bacteria)
