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Viruses

Viruses are simple microorganisms that infect cells with the potential to cause disease. A virus particle, or virion, is made of RNA or DNA and an outer protein shell called a capsid. Viruses are dependent on an infected host cell in order to reproduce; they cannot reproduce by themselves.

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Updated 2021-08-16

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