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What is a virus?
What is a virus?
- A type of bacteria that causes diseases
- A self-sufficient organism that can live and multiply on its own
- A living organism that manipulates its host's cells to create more viruses
- A non-living organism that needs a host to live and multiply (correct)
How do viruses cause sickness in the body?
How do viruses cause sickness in the body?
- By manipulating the host's cells to produce more viruses and ultimately causing the death of many cells (correct)
- By attacking and destroying the host's immune system
- By replacing the host's cells with virus cells
- By causing inflammation in the host's body
Why is it unlikely to get the disease from a live virus vaccine?
Why is it unlikely to get the disease from a live virus vaccine?
- The virus in the vaccine is made weak (correct)
- The vaccine does not contain the virus
- The virus in the vaccine is not alive
- The virus in the vaccine is stronger than the actual virus