This is my first biology blog post!
i've found some interesting facts on VIRUSES
they'll be in point for for easy reading
and they're really interesting! ;)
- Firstly, a virus is a microscopic particle that can infect the cells of a biological organism.
- The plural form is virus, the singular form is virion
- Viruses replicate themselves by infecting a host cell
- Therefore, they cannot reproduce on their own like how cells do
- The word "virus" is a latin word for Poison!
- viruses has a protective protein coat, capsid, that contains genetic materials
- the genetic material and protein in a virus distinguishes them from other virus like particles like prions and viroids
- They infect a wide variety of organisms, animals, fungi, plants and bacteria!
- A virus that infects bacteria is known as a bacteriophage, often shortened to phage.
- The study of viruses is known as virology, and those who study viruses are known as virologists.
- Virologist consider them as non-living organisms as they lack the means for self-reproduction outside a host cell
- However, there still is not a definitive answer, becuase it has both the characteristics of both living and non living particles
- Viruses are NOT made up of cells
- Bacteria can be attacked by viruses!
- There are four types of viruses:
1) Helical viruses
2) Icosahedral viruses
3) Enveloped viruses
4) Complex viruses
- Talking about the size of a virus, a medium sized virion next to flea, is like putting a human next to a mountain twice the size of mount Everest!
- Virus contain either DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid) or RNA (Ribonucleic acid). they won't contain both.
- Viruses like Ebola and small pox causes epidemics!
- It is difficult to eliminate a virus without killing the host cell!
here's some types of viruses:
1) warts
2) Yellow fever
3) AIDS
4) influenza
5) Hepatitis
6) Chicken pox
these are more common forms of viruses
and we need a good inmmune system to cure these viruses.
i've found some interesting facts on VIRUSES
they'll be in point for for easy reading
and they're really interesting! ;)
- Firstly, a virus is a microscopic particle that can infect the cells of a biological organism.
- The plural form is virus, the singular form is virion
- Viruses replicate themselves by infecting a host cell
- Therefore, they cannot reproduce on their own like how cells do
- The word "virus" is a latin word for Poison!
- viruses has a protective protein coat, capsid, that contains genetic materials
- the genetic material and protein in a virus distinguishes them from other virus like particles like prions and viroids
- They infect a wide variety of organisms, animals, fungi, plants and bacteria!
- A virus that infects bacteria is known as a bacteriophage, often shortened to phage.
- The study of viruses is known as virology, and those who study viruses are known as virologists.
- Virologist consider them as non-living organisms as they lack the means for self-reproduction outside a host cell
- However, there still is not a definitive answer, becuase it has both the characteristics of both living and non living particles
- Viruses are NOT made up of cells
- Bacteria can be attacked by viruses!
- There are four types of viruses:
1) Helical viruses
2) Icosahedral viruses
3) Enveloped viruses
4) Complex viruses
- Talking about the size of a virus, a medium sized virion next to flea, is like putting a human next to a mountain twice the size of mount Everest!
- Virus contain either DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid) or RNA (Ribonucleic acid). they won't contain both.
- Viruses like Ebola and small pox causes epidemics!
- It is difficult to eliminate a virus without killing the host cell!
here's some types of viruses:
1) warts
2) Yellow fever
3) AIDS
4) influenza
5) Hepatitis
6) Chicken pox
these are more common forms of viruses
and we need a good inmmune system to cure these viruses.
Here are some pictures of viruses i found:
the influenza virus.
