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True statements about biological viruses include that viruses:

  • need a host to reproduce
  • hijacks the body's cells to support the virus
  • are easily transferable to others
  • have no known cures
  • most are self-limiting (end within 10-21 days), but some (AIDS, HIV) become lifelong illnesses
  • sickens the host through proteins the virus produces
  • weakens the immune system, making it easier to catch other infections
  • have killed billions worldwide throughout history, especially the flu which led to pneumonia
  • do not respond to antibiotics, though wide-spectrum preventative antibiotics may help reduce risk of bacterial infections for high risk groups (young, elderly, pregnant women)
  • people with general viruses (cold, flu) overuse antibiotics, which in otherwise healthy people are NOT needed
  • easily change their structure from year to year, making them hard to combat with vaccines
  • have few vaccines, and each virus requires a vaccine specific to that virus
  • the flu virus has had the longest trend of preventative vaccines, more than any other virus
  • scientists work year round to break the code to understand how to interrupt a virus's replication; studies may go on for years to get only 1 piece of useable information
  • viruses will exist as long as hosts exist

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