Chapter 6 microbiology CHM 2410 Baker

So viruses aren't alive. They're not considered to be alive because they cannot reproduce by themselves, but they are, as we'll see later, very, very good at adapting.

Two things in life scare me. Cancer and viruses are both of them. And that is because they are both uncontrolled cell reproduction.

So HIV AIDS used to be a death sentence and it is no longer which is awesome.

Emerging viral diseases case studies underscore the necessity of rapid detection, strict infection control and ethical decision-making as well as a sustained global cooperation.