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What is the most popular virus?


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  1. The most popular viruses are Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV), Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and Hepatitis B virus
  2. They are not truly living.
  3. Once they infect a cell they take over the machinery of the host cell to replicate themselves, killing the host
  4. Virus means venom or poisonous fluid
  5. Viruses are acellular that are characterized by having an inert structure outside the living cell.
  6. Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a viral respiratory disease caused by a SARS-associated coronavirus.
  7. SARS virus spread through the air and can spread as small droplets of infection
  8. The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a virus that harms the human immune system.
  9. HIV causes AIDS.
  10. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and Hepatitis B virus transmitted through sexual contact, sharing needles, from mother to child during pregnancy

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