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ear Granny the main problem is that scientists have not yet concluded the question of whether viruses are alive or dead.... For this reason, many scientists do not consider variola or any other virus to be truly alive, even in the sense that other simple microorganisms, from bacteria to rickettsia (another family of infectious microorganisms) are considered so (Strohman, 169).... Today, I am going to write you about viruses and their impact on human health....
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Viruses are living organisms or not This has been a major topic of debate for decades now because while some argue that viruses are alive, others contradict this claim on the basis on how we define life.... We believe something is alive when it displays the following characteristics:
... Does that mean they are alive This is a million dollar question and the answer is rather complex.... Viruses are not as alive as bacteria because bacteria are proven to contain DNA which is missing in Viruses....
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his debate on whether viruses are living or non-living continues, and challenges our very definition of what is alive and what is not.... Viruses are thought to be not alive on their own, but with a potential for life if they can find a host.... They are not fully alive but not completely inert either, as they can affect living beings in tremendous ways.... The paper "viruses and the Edge between the Living and the Non-living" states that despite being on the borderline of life, the role of viruses in living beings and evolution needs to be considered at length in order to fully understand the nature of life and its evolution....
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Answer the question posed on the cover of the December, 2004 issue of Scientific American “Are Viruses Alive?... Anti bacterial antibiotics are not effective against viruses as the target molecules for anti bacterial antibiotics are different or absent in viruses, like cell wall (Penicillin ), Ribosome (tetracycline), Transcription (Rifampicin) etc.... But there are several anti viral antibiotics are available in market which effectively kills the viruses....
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The paper "Avian Influenza viruses" discusses that three major hypotheses have been put forth to explain antigenic shifts.... Avian influenza viruses are shed in the respiratory secretions and feces of birds.... Influenza viruses can undergo genetic mutations in hemagglutinin or neuraminidase (antigens on the surface of the virus) that can lead to epidemics.... New influenza viruses often emerge from southern China, a region characterized by a large, densely settled human population and abundant pigs and ducks living in close proximity to humans....
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The object of analysis for the purpose of this paper "Are Viruses Alive and Should They Be Classified among Micro-Organisms" is viruses as the biological objects that have sparked renewed interest following the recent discovery of Mimivirus (Claverie, et al, 2006; Helen Pearson, 2008).... This paper provides insight into the debate; Are Viruses Alive.... There are those who still hold the traditional view that although viruses possess some of the properties of living systems such as having a genome, they are actually nonliving infectious entities and should not be considered microorganisms....
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They can go through mutations as well as reproduce; on the other hand, they are not able to execute metabolism and hence are not regarded alive.... This case study "Differences between viruses and Bacteria" presents the virus as considered as an infectious particle that is submicroscopic made up of a nucleic acid core and a protein coat (Fields, Knipe & Howley, 2007).... viruses are related in size and in diameter they are normally less than 200nm....
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Studies on the architecture of different viruses indicate several similarities that scientists can use to develop a universal vaccine.... viruses have spikes that interact with receptors on body cells; hence, they enter the cells.... The study of viruses causing SARS and MERS confirms that these viruses enter the target cells through the interaction of the spikes on their structures with receptors on the cells to gain entry.... he article indicates that viruses causing SARS and MERS also gain access to target cells by opening the three proteins on their spikes....
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