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What are Viruses
A virus is a non-cellular particle made up of genetic material and protein that
can invade living cells.
The Structure Of a VirusThe Structure Of a Virus Viruses are Viruses are
composed of a composed of a core of nucleic core of nucleic acid surrounded acid surrounded by a protein coat by a protein coat called a capsidcalled a capsid
The Nucleic core is The Nucleic core is either made up of either made up of DNA or RNA but DNA or RNA but never both.never both.
VaccinesVaccines
►Viruses grown on chicken Viruses grown on chicken embryos are attenuated embryos are attenuated vaccinesvaccines
►Another type of vaccine is Another type of vaccine is made by heat killing the virus made by heat killing the virus