Virus is living and its Treatment

A viral test is done to find infection causing viruses .Viruses grow only in living cells. Viruses causes disease by destroying or damaging the cells they infect , damaging the body’s immune system Changing the genetic material (DNA) of the cells they infect or causing inflammation that can damage an organ . Viruses cause many types of diseases, such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) ,cold sores, chicken pox , measles , flu and some types of cancer. Viruses are very tiny germs. They are made of genetic material inside of a protein coating. 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. This can kill, damage, or change the cells and make you sick. Different viruses attack certain cells in your body such as your liver, respiratory system, or blood.
When you get a virus, you may not always get sick from it. Your immune system may be able to fight it off.
For most viral infections, treatments can only help with symptoms while you wait for your immune system to fight off the virus. Antibiotics do not work for viral infections. There are antiviral medicines to treat some viral infections. Vaccines can help prevent you from getting many viral diseases.
 

Author(s): Kunal Joon

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