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Can your body kill a virus?


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Virus:

  1. Viruses are small-sized organisms that cause infection in the human body.
  2. Viruses require a host cell (plant or animal) to multiply.
  3. Examples of some viral diseases are- chicken pox, flu, mumps, and covid (coronavirus disease).
  4. Viral disorders can be treated by antiviral medicines.
  5. Vaccination is another effective way to prepare the body to kill viruses.
  6. Our immune system responds to the virus through the adaptive immune system by the activation of various cells.

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