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