Introduction To Viruses
Following are important points about Viruses 1-They are Acellular. Mean they are not like a typical cell 2-They are unable to multiply outside living cell or host 3-Viruses are nothing but a genetic material covered by protein(nucleoproteins) 4-They are non-living outside host and living when enter host body 5-They are obligatory parasites 6-Naked Virus or Virus genetic material is known as VIROID 7-Wrongly folded protein of Virus known as Prions 8-Viroid and prion both are able to cause disease in Living cell 9-Viruses attack Animals,plants and bacteria 10-Protein covering of Viruses known as Capsid made up of small units of protein known as capsomere 11-Disease caused by Viruses are ·Common Cold ·Flu ·Covid-19 ·HIV ·polio ·measles