MISCELLENOUS
VACCINATION
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Question
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The organism that is infected by a virus is known as the:
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survivor
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infectee
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source
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host
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A host cell is a cell that harbors foreign molecules, viruses, or microorganisms. It may also be a cell that has been introduced with DNA (or RNA), such as a bacterial cell acting as a host cell for the DNA isolated from a bacteriophage.
Detailed explanation-2: -Viruses are host-specific because they only can attach to and infect cells of certain organisms. Cells that a virus may use to replicate are called permissive. The virus attacks the host cell by first attaching to a specific receptor site on the membrane of the host cell.
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