🦠Viruses are genetic material encased in an envelope and need a host to infect and reproduce.
🧬When a virus infects a host, its genetic material evolves and mutates over time to evade the host's immune system.
⚔️The battle between the host's immune system and the virus leads to constant coevolution.
💉Ebola is a filovirus that is transmitted through direct contact with bodily fluids, such as blood.
🤒Ebola can cause severe illness and death, with a high fatality rate of up to 90%.
What are viruses?
—Viruses are genetic material encased in an envelope that require a host to infect and reproduce.
How do viruses evolve?
—When a virus infects a host, its genetic material evolves and mutates over time to evade the host's immune system.
What is the battle between the host and virus?
—The battle refers to the constant coevolution between the host's immune system and the virus.
What is Ebola?
—Ebola is a filovirus that is transmitted through direct contact with bodily fluids, such as blood.
What is the fatality rate of Ebola?
—Ebola has a high fatality rate of up to 90%, causing severe illness and death.
00:02Viruses are genetic material encased in an envelope that require a host to infect and reproduce.
00:15When a virus infects a host, its genetic material evolves and mutates to evade the host's immune system.
00:33The battle between the host and virus is a constant coevolution.
00:44Ebola is a filovirus transmitted through direct contact with bodily fluids, such as blood.
01:12Ebola has a high fatality rate of up to 90%, causing severe illness and death.
