ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

IMMUNE SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is a virus?
A
A infectious disease that attacks the body
B
A cancer cell that can kill you
C
A infectious cell that heals the body
D
A cell that reverses red blood cell growth
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Viruses cause familiar infectious diseases such as the common cold, flu and warts. They also cause severe illnesses such as HIV/AIDS, Ebola, and COVID-19. Viruses are like hijackers. They invade living, normal cells and use those cells to multiply and produce other viruses like themselves.

Detailed explanation-2: -Infectious diseases are illnesses caused by germs (such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi) that enter the body, multiply, and can cause an infection. Some infectious diseases are contagious (or communicable), meaning they are capable of spreading from one person to another.

Detailed explanation-3: -Viral diseases are mainly caused when a virus enters the human body and uses the host machinery to reproduce. If the body’s immune system fails to fight against viruses, it multiplies and spreads to other cells causing infections.

Detailed explanation-4: -Infectious diseases can be viral, bacterial, parasitic or fungal infections. There’s also a rare group of infectious diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs).

Detailed explanation-5: -AIDS. Common cold. Ebola. Genital herpes. Influenza. Measles. Chickenpox and shingles. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

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