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Viral and bacterial infections are both spread in basically the same ways. A person with a cold can spread the infection by coughing and/or sneezing. Bacteria or viruses can be passed on by touching or shaking hands with another person.Feb 5, 2014

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Are bacteria spread the same way as viruses?

Bacteria and viruses can be spread through similar methods such as sneezing, coughing, or touching contaminated surfaces. However, viruses typically require a host cell to replicate, while bacteria can multiply on their own. Antibiotics are effective against bacteria but not viruses.


Does a virus need food warth and moisture to grow?

No, viruses do not grow in the same way that bacteria or fungi do. They need a host cell to replicate and spread. Once inside a host cell, viruses use the cell's machinery to make copies of themselves.


What are two ways that spores can spread?

an analogy: when you sneeze, thousands on spit/snot/virus/bacteria particles are launched through the air. fungi release spores in a spraying kind of way that seems like the spray from a sneeze.


What is an infection of the lungs caused by a bacteria or virus?

Viral infections of the lungs spread by way of infected air. The infected patient sneezes or coughs to push the millions of virus particles in the air. This infected air is taken in by others. Few of them catch the infection.


Is chicken pox protist bacteria or virus?

Chickenpox is caused by the varicella-zoster virus, which is a type of virus, not a protist or bacteria. It is highly contagious and primarily spreads through respiratory droplets or direct contact with the rash. While the disease is usually mild in children, it can lead to more severe complications in adults and individuals with weakened immune systems. Vaccination is the most effective way to prevent chickenpox.

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Why aren't all diseases spread by a bite?

As not all bacteria or virus are capable of living in vector(eg:insect) in other way, insects are not capable of carrying and /or transmitting all bacteria/virus.


Are bacteria spread the same way as viruses?

Bacteria and viruses can be spread through similar methods such as sneezing, coughing, or touching contaminated surfaces. However, viruses typically require a host cell to replicate, while bacteria can multiply on their own. Antibiotics are effective against bacteria but not viruses.


How can either bacteria or viruses be contracted?

There is not only one way for them to be contracted, there is every virus or bacteria has a way they dont all infect one person the same way on this planet.


Does a virus need food warth and moisture to grow?

No, viruses do not grow in the same way that bacteria or fungi do. They need a host cell to replicate and spread. Once inside a host cell, viruses use the cell's machinery to make copies of themselves.


How does an Trojan horse virus spread?

will i did not scan my PC before i backed up my computer then after it finish backing up i scanned my PC. Norton internet security 2011 found Trojan virus so it deleted. Then next day i scanned my back up drive it found the same virus that infected my PC so that one way Trojan can spread.


Is bacteria bigger than viruses?

yes a virus is way smaller


What is computer virus?

A virus is a piece of code that attaches itself to a program or file so it can spread from computer to computer. They can also try to damage your software, your hardware, and your files. To protect your PC from virus, you'd better enable one antivirus program on your computer.


Can you get cold sores from making out?

Cold sores area spread by skin-to-skin contact with an infected person, at the location where the virus is active, during a time when they are shedding virus. So making out is a great way to spread the virus.


Is bacteria and bacterium the same?

In the same way that "geese" and "goose" are the same. Bacteria is the plural form of bacterium.


How do you determine a virus from a non virus?

One way would be to try to grow a virus on a sterile Petri dish with media, nothing would grow there. If you grow bacteria that way, you would see growth. Bacterial growth


What is the best way to diagnose a patient?

you have to inject a person with that particular bacteria or virus in a weak form


Is hemophilia communicable?

Hemophilia is not contagious by any means, however it can be passed from parent to offspring in the way of genetics.