What is the difference between a bacteria and a virus?... There are plenty of those around. We hear that both can cause death. Ex : The Nile virus, and the bacteria C-difficile that we can catch in hospitals. Thank you for the information.
2006-11-05 03:12:56 · 5 answers · asked by montralia 5 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
A virus (Latin, poison) is a microscopic, filter passing micro-organism, parasitic within living cells, and of which many forms cause disease in human beings.
Bacteria (singular: bacterium)- A group of micro-organisms, also called 'schizomycetes'. They are typically small cells of about 1 micron in transverse diameter. Structurally they are a protoplast, containing cytoplasmic and nuclear material (not seen by ordinary methods of microscopy) within a limiting cytoplasmic membrane, and a supporting cell wall. Other structures such as flagella, fimbriae and capsules may also be present. Individual cells may be spherical, straight or curved rods, or spirals; they may form chains or masses, and some show branching with mycelium formation. They may produce various pigments including chlorophyll. Some form endospores. Reproduction is chiefly by simple binary fission. They may be free living, saprophytic or parasitic; some are pathogenic to man, animals and plants.
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2006-11-05 03:25:26 · answer #1 · answered by gangadharan nair 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sin Sin Sin boy do you Christians like making use of that...No those viruses and such are from the human race's obsession with extra, fast fixes, society is so keen and lazy to take accountability for his or her well being consistently treating the symtom as an alternative of the actual rationale opting to arrive for capsules to numb the agony, drop some weight, upgrade their intercourse existence, simply medicate and medicate till our genes are affected hence mutation of what began as a functional illness has become a brand new untreatable diease! Laziness, less complicated to fill a prescription as an alternative than getting off the sofa, going external, recreation consume a healthful nutrition of truly meals as an alternative of frozen, microwavable fast foods with obviously no meals importance in any respect simply chemical compounds and preservatives!
2016-09-01 07:32:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
bacterias can reproduce and make food for them selves ,they are a complete independent cellular structure but viruses are just a genetic code not a cell and can't reproduce unless the inject their genetic code inside a living cell and it will be multiplied by recruiting host cell structures and nutrients.
2006-11-05 03:19:40 · answer #3 · answered by ramin.cana 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bacteria are larger than viruses. Bacteria can be treated with antibiotics, but viruses can not. Some viruses can be killed with anti-viral drugs.
2006-11-05 05:05:15 · answer #4 · answered by yakkydoc 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
bacterial infections can usually be cured, while there are NO cures for viruses
2006-11-05 03:15:24 · answer #5 · answered by chumbawumba91501 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋