Viruses by Lydia

Viruses are little infectious agents that only recreate inside other living things. They can infect everything that lives. It has a nucleic acid molecule surrounded in a protein coat.

The thing that is the most interesting is that they are considered to be non-living yet they are able to kill and harm such powerful living things like us, human beings. ("Viruses.") I also think it’s very fascinating that they are practically made up of nothing but they are so powerful. They are able to pretty much take over a host cell. For example viruses seem like they aren’t any big deal but so many people die every year because of viruses. They can start out being no big deal, then turning into something terrible.

Questions For the Class

1)      What do you think is cool about viruses?

2)     Do you think viruses are living or nonliving?

3)     What is your questions on viruses?

Three Interesting Facts

1)      Viruses cannot turn food into energy on their own.

2)     They have genes and they can reproduce.

3)     Virus comes from the Latin word for “poison” or “slimy liquid.