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Why can't we use antibodies to kill a virus? |
They don't kill cells |
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How does a virus reproduce in our bodies? |
1) the virus attaches it's receptors to the surface proteins of a cell 2) the virus inserts it's DNA 3)it synthesises it's viral proteins 4) the DNA assembles 5) the cell bursts (cell lysis) |
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Why do we feel ill from viruses? |
Cell damage |
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Why do bacteria make us feel ill? |
The toxins it releases |
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Why do pain killers not kill the pathogen? |
It only gets rid of symptoms |
