With respect to the given statements, choose the correct option.
Statement 1: Viruses are inactive when they are outside the host body.
Statement 2: Viruses do not have a cellular organisation.
Both the statements are correct.
Viruses are infectious entity which are seemingly alive only inside a host cell. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> They are non-living outside the living cell. They are composed of genetic material (DNA or RNA) but never both enclosed within a protein coat called capsid. They lack cellular organisation due to the absence of cell organelles, plasma membrane, etc. Viruses cause many infectious diseases including polio, herpes and common cold.