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virus is a small infectious agent that can replicate only inside the living cells of an organism. Viruses can infect all types of organisms, from animals and plants to bacteria and archaea.[1]
Since Dmitri Ivanovsky's 1892 article describing a non-bacterial pathogen infecting tobacco plants, and the discovery of the tobacco mosaic virus by Martinus Beijerinck in 1898,[2] about 5,000 viruses have been described in detail,[3] although there are millions of different types.[4] Viruses are found in almost every ecosystem on Earth and are the most abundant type of biological entity.[5][6] The study of viruses is known as virology, a sub-speciality of microbiology
Viruses can infect any living organism, including water animals.
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What are some ways you can prevent ourselves from being infected by a virus?
eating more fruits and veggies to get more vitamins practicing cleaner habits isolation from other infected organisms
What are the statistics of a computer getting infected by a virus?
40% of computer users have been infected by a virus.
If you download a movie which has virus into your removable disk can your computer infected by the virus?
Yes, if the removable disk is connected to your computer then it will be infected.
Can the offspring of HIV infected persons be carriers?
They can only if they are infected with the virus.
Can you be infected with hiv virus if your girl infected with hiv swim with you when she is in mensuration period?
No, you will not be infected in that manner.
The cell infected by a virus is referred to as the?
The cell infected by a virus is referred to as the host cell. The virus hijacks the host cell's machinery to replicate and produce more virus particles.
Is tonsil infected in the virus influenza?
no
Can you be infected with a virus and not know it?
yes
Is a computer virus considered a security risk?
Yes, most of the computer virus have security threat to the infected computer. If your computer has been infected with virus, you should remove it quickly.
What organisms carry Swine Flu?
Swine flu is not carried on organisms unless the organism is infected with the virus that causes the flu, which is typically over in 7 to 10 days. The organism responsible for the illness of swine influenza is the influenza virus itself. Organisms that are known to be susceptible to this type of infection are humans, pigs, birds and fowl, ferrets, and cats and dogs that are living closely indoors with their infected owners. One cheetah was known to have it during the 2009 H1N1/09 pandemic.
What file in the computer cannot be infected by a virus?
norton anti virus of course
Does a virus scanner delete infected files?
Yes, or moves them to a "Virus Chest"
