VIRUS

IMPORTAINT FEATURES

• It's a microbe
• It's single celled
• It's microscopic
• It invades host cells
• It has genetic material

WHERE IT LIVES

Virus's live almost everywhere, but the main place for a virus is a host. A host is living being and or thing that it lives off of.

HOW IT REPRODUCES

First of all, they cannot reproduce on their own. They reproduce by taking the reproduction mechanism of a host cell. Once the virus has invaded the cell, it takes over and makes many clones of its self.

EXAMPLES

• Flu
• Common cold
• Malaria
• Chicken Pox
• Small Pox

CONT. EXAMPLES

• HIV/AIDS
• Measles
• Polio
• Hep. C

HAZARDS

• It can cause cancer
• Wide range of virus's
• Can cause a sickness
• Kills cells
• Death

BENEFITS

• Makes new vaccines
• Helps increase human knowalage
• Decompose bad bacteria fast

SOURCES