Chapter 6.1, Problem 4CYP

Summary Introduction

To analyse:

The other ways by which parasitism by viruses can be described.

Introduction:

Being obligate intracellular parasites, viruses have been viewed as harbingers of death and disease. They invade host cells and use their genetic and cellular machinery to replicate and cause alterations in their morphology and physiology. Most of these changes result in disease or death.