10 Interesting Fact About Viruses

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• Viruses are microorganisms that cannot live independently and can only replicate by infecting host cells.
• Viruses do not have cells, nuclei or organelles that can be identified.
• Viruses can attack all other forms of life, including bacteria, plants, and animals, including humans.
• Viruses have a very small size, so it requires an electron microscope to be seen.
• Viruses have very diverse shapes, some are shaped like balls, heliks, or cubes.
• Viruses can survive outside the host cell in a short time, depending on the type of virus.
• Viruses cannot reproduce themselves, and require host cells to replicate themselves.
• Some viruses can survive in the human body for years without causing symptoms or diseases.
• Viruses can change the host cell, so it becomes a new host cell that produces more viruses.
• Viruses can spread very quickly through intermediaries such as air, water, or through infected insect bites.