What is a Virus? | Breakthrough

virus is actually just genetic material
encased in an envelope and it actually
needs a host like me or you in order for
it to infect and continue to produce
more copies of itself so what happens is
a virus infects me let’s say and my
immune system starts trying to control
that virus well the virus evolves and
mutates and changes its genetic material
over time to try to outrun my immune
system so it’s a constant battle between
the host and the virus and basically
they’re evolving together their Co
evolving Ebola is a feel of virus part
of a rare family of viruses transmitted
by direct contact with bodily fluids
often blood by contrast influenza
spreads through droplets sneezed or
coughed into the air which makes it
easier to catch but unlike most strains
of flu
Fila viruses kill large percentages of
the people they infect up to 90%
which is why this particular lab may be
the most dangerous place on earth it’s
dedicated exclusively the testing live
samples of Ebola if just a speck of
Ebola virus enters your bloodstream it
can quickly make billions of copies of
itself and rip you apart from the inside
a hideous and painful way to die